Delivered to BCPA on the 19 November 1948. Sold to Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) in May 1954 - named Aotearoa III. To the RNZAF as NZ3631 in March 1961. To Royal Laos Airlines in November 1968. Crashed in Java on 01 February 1971. (Unknown Photographer)

Scanned from a print with no info recorded, so Christchurch location is surmised. First flown on 28 August 1950 and loaned from the Ministry of Supply for the London-New Zealand Air Race. Used for various trials, then stored in 1958, the fuselage was cut and finally used for BAC 111 engine installation tests in 1961 before final scrapping. (Photographer Unknown)

G-AMAV at the finish line of the UK-NZ air race. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Leased by BEA from Vickers-Armstrongs to participate as entrant No. 23 in the London to Christchurch NZ Air Race of October 1953. It was returned to V-A in 11.53 and was retired in 10.60.