| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZK-BUT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 10 Electra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 10 Electra |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 10-E Electra |
| C/n (msn): | 1138 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Island Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Christchurch - InternationalMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZCH IATA: CHC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 372486 |
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This 1939 airframe did not come to New Zealand until 1957. Reportedly named Spirit of Tasman Bay, ZK-BUT was the last Electra flying in New Zealand until damaged here on 18 February 1959 as the right main landing gear collapsed on arrival from Nelson. The aircraft is statically preserved at the MOTAT in Auckland, painted as ZK-AFD Kuaka of Union Airways. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 30 June 2021, and has since been viewed 341 times. |