After an accident at Christchurch in 1959 ZK-BUT did not fly again. It languished at Christchurch before becoming a training aid for the fire service. It was later rescued and is now on display at MOTAT in Auckland as ZK-AFD. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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