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Bruce Gavin has compiled this list of Southern Scenic's people and planes...
PEOPLE included:
F.J.
(Popeye) Lucas (co-founder,
managing director and pilot)
W.
(Bill) Hewett (co-founder,
director and pilot)
Barry
Topliss (director
and chief engineer)
Trevor
Cheetham (pilot)
John
Kilian (director
and pilot)
Tex
Smith (pilot)
Russell
Troon (pilot)
Bruce
Irving
Don
Nairn
Alan
Nicholas
Hank
De Heus
Rex
Dovey
Brian
Waugh
Paddy
Moxham
Dave
Cowan
Clive
Coates
Geoff Houston
Peter
Blewitt
Malcolm
Douglas
Sam
Sands? (pilot with SSA or TAT?)
Ted
Crawford?
Alister
Gibbons?
Eric
Ewington (chief
engineer)
David
Bell (aircraft
engineer)
Alec
Johnston
Colin
Reid
Bill
Davies
John
Muir
Brad
Lynton
D.W.
(Bill) Davies (general
manager)
Lorie
Lucas (business
manager)
Tom
Donaldson (business
manager)
Steve
Sutton (joined the
staff to help develop the Milford Sound airstrip)
AIRCRAFT included:
ZK-AHS De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide (c/n
6423)
ZK-AJY Percival P.28 Proctor I (c/n
H.1)
ZK-AKS De Havilland DH.89B Dominie (c/n
6647)
ZK-AKT De Havilland DH.89B Dominie (c/n
6673)
ZK-ALW Auster J/1 Autocrat (c/n
2132)
Whites Air Directory, 1947, records this aircraft
as registered to
Southern Lakes Scenic Trips Ltd, Queenstown
ZK-APG Percival P.34 Proctor III (c/n
H.524)
ZK-APO Auster J/1 Autocrat (c/n
2212)
ZK-AQH de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (c/n
82970)
ZK-AQK Percival P.44 Proctor V (c/n
Ae.79)
ZK-AQL Auster J/1 Autocrat (c/n.2245)
ZK-ASJ Chrislea CH.3 Super Ace Series 2 (c/n
129)
ZK-ASO De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (c/n
83533)
ZK-AUO Auster J/1 Autocrat (c/n
1955) hired
ZK-AWS Auster J/1B Aiglet (c/n
2667 and 386W)
ZK-AWY Auster J/1B Aiglet (c/n
2668)
ZK-AXY Avro 652A Anson XII (c/n
PH599)
ZK-AYJ Avro Anson I (c/n
NZ418)
never operated- used as spares
ZK-AZE Auster J/1B Aiglet (c/n
2748) hired
ZK-BAU De Havilland DH.89B Dominie (c/n
6654)
ZK-BCL Avro 652A Anson I (c/n
INST152)
used briefly on freight operations
ZK-BCP De Havilland DH.89B Dominie (c/n
6648)
ZK-BDE Cessna 180 (c/n
180-30459)
ZK-BFT Cessna 180 (c/n
180-30961)
ZK-BGO Cessna 180 (c/n
180-31183)
ZK-BGT Auster J/5 (c/n
2803)
ZK-BJW Cessna 180 (c/n
180-31404)
ZK-BJY Cessna 180 (c/n
180-31421)
ZK-BKS Piper PA.18A Super Cub (c/n
18-5052)
ZK-BLB Piper PA.22 Tri-Pacer (c/n
22-3379) leased
ZK-BUQ Cessna 180A (c/n 180-32995)
ZK-CBL Cessna 180 (c/n
RA/3/62)
ZK-CCX Cessna 185 (c/n
185-0115)
i can allways remember as a kid i guess i was about 10yrs going for my first ride in cessna 180 BUQ this was 1966 the pilots name i remember was called Sam what ever happened to Sam don't see any mention of him,BUQ i seen in Manipouri about 2 months ago i see it is now a skydive plane
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ReplyDeleteHi, missed a few, pilots Dave Cowan, Clive Coates, Jeff Houston, Peter Blewitt, Malcolm Douglas & not sure whether Sam Sands, Ted Crawford & Alister Gibbons were SSA or TAT. Also engineers Colin Reid, Bill Davies, John Muir, Brad Lynton & Des Wright(WCA). Sam Bickerstaff didn't fly for SSA.
ReplyDeleteAs I kid I got to go flying a few times with my grand father Tex Smith, Taken from use waaaay to soon.
ReplyDeleteJeff Houston should be Geoff Houston
ReplyDeleteFixed - many thanks for that
ReplyDeleteMy uncle Clive Coates, flew for SSA from 1962-1964 (I think), I'm writing a biography about Clive's flying career, and this blog has filled in some gaps. Clive mentioned flying with Geoff Houston, Tex Smith. Paddy Moxham and he became very good friends. Clive passed away in 2013.
ReplyDeleteSam Sands and his wife (Rosina, I think) were friends of my parents. He flew us into Milford Sound once. A beautiful day, but I got bad earache, which really spoiled it for me. I don't remember much, except Sutherland Falls - spectacular.
ReplyDeleteMy father, A.B. (Woodie) Woodhall was operations manager 1953-56. During school holidays (I was 10 in 1953) various children, mostly boys, would hang out at the Aerodrome and often get flights to Milford Sounds, Sutherland Falls etc if there was an empty seat in a chartered flight. My favourite memories are being put in the hopper of a Tiger Moth and flown to Kawerau Gorge to “help” with top dressing with either Tex Smith or Russell Troon.
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