Withdrawn from the register last month was Cessna 421 Golden Eagle ZK-WLG. Originally operated by Capital Aviation it only saw brief service with Sunair who used it also on Origin Pacific services connecting Tauranga with Origin's flights at Hamilton.
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| Cessna 421 Golden Eagle ZK-WLG at Hokitika on 16 July 1983 |
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| Getting a repaint... ZK-WLG at Christchurch on 19 October 1986 |
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| On the campaign trail... Cessna 421 carried National party leadership to Timaru on 4 August 1987 |
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| Back in Timaru in November 1988 operating an Air Nelson service prior to the introduction of the Metroliners |
For a photo of ZK-WLG in Sunair colours see
http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/02/sunair-still-shining-25-years-on.html
Steve, it also flew for a time from Tauranga to Auckland for Origin (Sunair).
ReplyDeleteCan't recall the dates but was around 1999/2000
Missed out on flying this aircraft when Origin ran the TRG-HLZ connection for a flight to CHC in 2002 Sunair rolled out Chieftain instead.
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