This Victa Airtourer 115 was first registered as ZK-CMB, c/n 151, in 1965. After a crash, it was rebuilt by AESL, and delivered to Air Pacific in Fiji as VQ-FBD. Fiji country prefix changed to DQ in 1971. The c/n was changed to R151 after the rebuild. [#ATR151] Photo via Tony Arbon.

This Airtourer arrived in Fiji in 1968 as VQ-FBD for use by the Fiji Flying Club. Registration changed to DQ-FBD in 1971. This red colour scheme was the third applied to this aircraft. Was sold to Tonga Defence Air Wing in 1986, but was not operated there, and was instead shipped to New Zealand where a long-term restoration was started. Photo: Ron Cuskelly

This Airtourer spent most of its flying life in Fiji, but was originally delivered to Auckland Flying School. It went to Fiji after a rebuild by AESL in 1968. Photo: Tony Arbon