24 results found
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:19 July 2023
Photo by:Edward KehlerContact
Photo ID:594409Submit Correction
View count: 100
One of the highlights in the aviation hall at Auckland's Museum of Transport & Technology (MOTAT), RMA Aranui looks pristine.
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:19 July 2023
Photo by:Edward KehlerContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:19 July 2023
Photo by:Edward KehlerContact
Photo ID:594409Submit Correction
View count: 100
One of the highlights in the aviation hall at Auckland's Museum of Transport & Technology (MOTAT), RMA Aranui looks pristine.
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:19 July 2023
Photo by:Edward KehlerContact
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Alternate Serial:NJ203
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Seaflite I
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Western Aerospace Museum
Photo Date:May 1990
Photo by:Roger SyrattContact
Photo ID:535029Submit Correction
View count: 236
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Alternate Serial:NJ203
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:May 1990
Photo by:Roger SyrattContact
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Alternate Serial:NJ203
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Seaflite I
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Western Aerospace Museum
Photo Date:May 1990
Photo by:Roger SyrattContact
Photo ID:535029Submit Correction
View count: 236
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Alternate Serial:NJ203
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:May 1990
Photo by:Roger SyrattContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Awatere
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:27 November 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:441410Submit Correction
View count: 287
Sold in the UK as G-ANYI in January 1955. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:27 November 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Awatere
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:27 November 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:441410Submit Correction
View count: 287
Sold in the UK as G-ANYI in January 1955. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:27 November 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMM
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1557
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Ararangi
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:7 October 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:440846Submit Correction
View count: 187
Damaged by a fire in on May 28, 1954 during routine servicing at Auckland. It was stored at the time and later scrapped . Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMM
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1557
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:7 October 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMM
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1557
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Ararangi
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:7 October 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:440846Submit Correction
View count: 187
Damaged by a fire in on May 28, 1954 during routine servicing at Auckland. It was stored at the time and later scrapped . Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMM
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1557
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:7 October 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Seaplane Base:Hobsonville Airfield / Seaplane (NZHB) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:415024Submit Correction
View count: 363
ZK-AMO after it was donated to MOTAT in Auckland. It was stored at Hobsonville until the museum was able to transfer it to the museum site. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobsonville Airfield / Seaplane (NZHB) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Seaplane Base:Hobsonville Airfield / Seaplane (NZHB) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:415024Submit Correction
View count: 363
ZK-AMO after it was donated to MOTAT in Auckland. It was stored at Hobsonville until the museum was able to transfer it to the museum site. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobsonville Airfield / Seaplane (NZHB) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:City of Cardiff
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Oakland Aviation Museum
Photo Date:14 June 2014
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:413705Submit Correction
View count: 192
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:14 June 2014
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:City of Cardiff
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Oakland Aviation Museum
Photo Date:14 June 2014
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:413705Submit Correction
View count: 192
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:14 June 2014
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Operator Titles:South Pacific Air Lines - SPAL
City / Airport:San Francisco - International (KSFO / SFO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1967
Photo by:Jay SherlockContact
Photo ID:410706Submit Correction
View count: 584
The aircaft was in open storage at San francisco for some years. At the time it was owned by one of Howard Hughes' companies and was under watch 24 hours a day by guards to prevent anyone from approaching the aircraft and any photography - this photo was taken by some misdirection. It was eventually was sold for museum display.
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Operator Titles:South Pacific Air Lines - SPAL
City / Airport:San Francisco - International (KSFO / SFO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1967
Photo by:Jay SherlockContact
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Operator Titles:South Pacific Air Lines - SPAL
City / Airport:San Francisco - International (KSFO / SFO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1967
Photo by:Jay SherlockContact
Photo ID:410706Submit Correction
View count: 584
The aircaft was in open storage at San francisco for some years. At the time it was owned by one of Howard Hughes' companies and was under watch 24 hours a day by guards to prevent anyone from approaching the aircraft and any photography - this photo was taken by some misdirection. It was eventually was sold for museum display.
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Operator Titles:South Pacific Air Lines - SPAL
City / Airport:San Francisco - International (KSFO / SFO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1967
Photo by:Jay SherlockContact
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Aircraft Name:Halcyon
City / Area:Richmond / Marina [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:26 September 1981
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Photo ID:329647Submit Correction
View count: 351
Ex VH-TOB, N9946F was stored at Richmond for about 15 years. During this time it made an appearance in the Indiana Jones' movie Raiders of the Lost Ark pretending to be a Boeing 314. N9946F is now displayed at the Oakland Aviation Museum at nearby Oakland.
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
City / Area:Richmond / Marina [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:26 September 1981
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
Aircraft Name:Halcyon
City / Area:Richmond / Marina [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:26 September 1981
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Photo ID:329647Submit Correction
View count: 351
Ex VH-TOB, N9946F was stored at Richmond for about 15 years. During this time it made an appearance in the Indiana Jones' movie Raiders of the Lost Ark pretending to be a Boeing 314. N9946F is now displayed at the Oakland Aviation Museum at nearby Oakland.
Registration / Serial:N9946F
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1295
City / Area:Richmond / Marina [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:26 September 1981
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Registration / Serial:G-AHIN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1302
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:Southampton
City / Seaplane Base:Vaal Dam - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:May 1948
Photo from:Transnet Heritage Library CollectionContact
Photo ID:323176Submit Correction
View count: 454
Registration / Serial:G-AHIN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1302
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Seaplane Base:Vaal Dam - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:May 1948
Photo from:Transnet Heritage Library CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-AHIN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1302
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:Southampton
City / Seaplane Base:Vaal Dam - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:May 1948
Photo from:Transnet Heritage Library CollectionContact
Photo ID:323176Submit Correction
View count: 454
Registration / Serial:G-AHIN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S.1302
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Seaplane Base:Vaal Dam - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:May 1948
Photo from:Transnet Heritage Library CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo from:John Coupland Collection (via Paul Seymour)Contact
Photo ID:298523Submit Correction
View count: 401
Delivered to Taman Empire Airways in 1949. Withdrawn from use in 1960 and donated to the Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT.
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo from:John Coupland Collection (via Paul Seymour)Contact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo from:John Coupland Collection (via Paul Seymour)Contact
Photo ID:298523Submit Correction
View count: 401
Delivered to Taman Empire Airways in 1949. Withdrawn from use in 1960 and donated to the Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT.
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo from:John Coupland Collection (via Paul Seymour)Contact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:11 January 1996
Photo by:Marcel Colthoff (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Photo ID:287806Submit Correction
View count: 203
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 January 1996
Photo by:Marcel Colthoff (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:11 January 1996
Photo by:Marcel Colthoff (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Photo ID:287806Submit Correction
View count: 203
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 January 1996
Photo by:Marcel Colthoff (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:1 July 2020
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:265835Submit Correction
View count: 224
Photo by: Suresh Syed, Wellington New Zealand
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1 July 2020
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:1 July 2020
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:265835Submit Correction
View count: 224
Photo by: Suresh Syed, Wellington New Zealand
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1 July 2020
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Awatere
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950 to 1953
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:250133Submit Correction
View count: 505
Sold in the UK as G-ANYI in 1954. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950 to 1953
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:Awatere
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950 to 1953
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:250133Submit Correction
View count: 505
Sold in the UK as G-ANYI in 1954. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMN
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1558
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Auckland - Mechanics Bay Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950 to 1953
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:G-AHIM
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 2
C/n (msn):S1301
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:Scarborough
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1947
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:242737Submit Correction
View count: 464
'BOAC's second Solent 2 at Rochester in 1947, with unmodified wing-floats.' This Speedbird took four days from Southampton to Johannesburg.
Registration / Serial:G-AHIM
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 2
C/n (msn):S1301
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1947
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-AHIM
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 2
C/n (msn):S1301
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:Scarborough
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1947
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:242737Submit Correction
View count: 464
'BOAC's second Solent 2 at Rochester in 1947, with unmodified wing-floats.' This Speedbird took four days from Southampton to Johannesburg.
Registration / Serial:G-AHIM
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 2
C/n (msn):S1301
Operator Titles:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1947
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:233623Submit Correction
View count: 312
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:233623Submit Correction
View count: 312
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:233166Submit Correction
View count: 180
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aranui
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Photo ID:233166Submit Correction
View count: 180
Registration / Serial:ZK-AMO
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH1559
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
City / Area:Auckland / MOTAT [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:13 October 2013
Photo by:Derek GaynorContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AML
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1556
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aotearoa II
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1949
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:228511Submit Correction
View count: 660
Short Bros photo. Sold in the UK in 1954. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:ZK-AML
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1556
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1949
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AML
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1556
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Aotearoa II
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1949
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:228511Submit Correction
View count: 660
Short Bros photo. Sold in the UK in 1954. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:ZK-AML
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 4
C/n (msn):SH.1556
Operator Titles:TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1949
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Star of Papua
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:205288Submit Correction
View count: 651
Hobart's short-lived flying boat service offered direct flights to Sydney at a time when landplane services were via Melbourne. Photo from: Libraries Tasmania
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Star of Papua
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:205288Submit Correction
View count: 651
Hobart's short-lived flying boat service offered direct flights to Sydney at a time when landplane services were via Melbourne. Photo from: Libraries Tasmania
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Star of Papua
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:201772Submit Correction
View count: 738
Operated a network stretching from Hobart to Papua New Guinea. The Hobart terminus was the navy base HMAS Huon, now closed. VH-TOB sold in the US as N9946F in 1954. Remained on the US register until 2012, 54 years after its last flight. Now preserved.
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Star of Papua
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:201772Submit Correction
View count: 738
Operated a network stretching from Hobart to Papua New Guinea. The Hobart terminus was the navy base HMAS Huon, now closed. VH-TOB sold in the US as N9946F in 1954. Remained on the US register until 2012, 54 years after its last flight. Now preserved.
Registration / Serial:VH-TOB
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Hobart - Derwent River Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:May 1951 to April 1953
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:City of Cardiff
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Oakland Aviation Museum
Photo Date:7 August 2018
Photo by:Ralph M. PettersenContact
Photo ID:101287Submit Correction
View count: 528
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:7 August 2018
Photo by:Ralph M. PettersenContact
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-45 Seaford/Solent
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
Aircraft Name:City of Cardiff
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Collection:Oakland Aviation Museum
Photo Date:7 August 2018
Photo by:Ralph M. PettersenContact
Photo ID:101287Submit Correction
View count: 528
Registration / Serial:G-AKNP
Aircraft Version:Short S-45 Solent 3
C/n (msn):S1295
Display Paint:BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:7 August 2018
Photo by:Ralph M. PettersenContact