Registration / Serial:ZK-AMA
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-30 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-30 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-30 Empire
C/n (msn):S884
Aircraft Name:Ao-tea-roa
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:514561Submit Correction
View count: 187
This the first ZK-AMA Ao-tea-roa for Tasman Empire Air Lines that was instead delivered to Imperial Airways as G-AFCY. ZK-AMC Awarua (c/n S886) became the first S-30 for TEAL after ZK-AMB was also diverted to Imperial. AMC's name was changed to Aotearoa (no hyphens) for publicity photos then the registration was changed to ZK-AMA prior to delivery. About a year later Imperial, which had named G-AFCY Awarua, released it to TEAL with whom it became ZK-AMC thus completing the identity swap. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMA
Aircraft Version:Short S-30 Empire
C/n (msn):S884
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMA
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-30 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-30 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-30 Empire
C/n (msn):S884
Aircraft Name:Ao-tea-roa
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:514561Submit Correction
View count: 187
This the first ZK-AMA Ao-tea-roa for Tasman Empire Air Lines that was instead delivered to Imperial Airways as G-AFCY. ZK-AMC Awarua (c/n S886) became the first S-30 for TEAL after ZK-AMB was also diverted to Imperial. AMC's name was changed to Aotearoa (no hyphens) for publicity photos then the registration was changed to ZK-AMA prior to delivery. About a year later Imperial, which had named G-AFCY Awarua, released it to TEAL with whom it became ZK-AMC thus completing the identity swap. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMA
Aircraft Version:Short S-30 Empire
C/n (msn):S884
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive