John Wegg has sent this classic photo of UTA's Douglas DC-6, F-BHMR... his question is...
was this taken at Whenuapai???
This blog has tried to record the history of NZ's domestic airline operations, past and present, and in particular the smaller "3rd level" airlines. Comments, corrections or contributions are welcome, Steve - westland831@gmail.com
I remember flying in a UTA DC-6 from Auckland to Tontouta, in New Caledonia, right at the end of 1965. I am pretty sure we took off from Auckland Airport, in the same location as it is now. However, I note that officially Auckland Airport didn't open until early 1966. I am thinking there may have been flights out of it before it was officially opened.
ReplyDeleteSo I think this photo could have been taken at Auckland Airport, not Whenuapai.
The flight took 6 hours.