| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZK-AVM |
| Other Marks: | AT373N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F) |
| Aircraft Version: | TEAL G-44 Super Widgeon |
| Manufacturers: | Grumman / TEAL |
| C/n (msn): | 1466 |
| Operator Titles: | Sea Bee Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1979 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 22682 |
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ZK-AVM was converted in 1962 to TEAL Super Widgeon with 260hp Continental IO-470-D engines and two-bladed variable pitch propellers. It arrived in Australia with the intention of registering it locally. But it ran into certification problems and returned to New Zealand. In 1987 it came back to Australia and was registered VH-WET. It then went on to Papua New Guinea (as P2-WET) before once again returning to New Zealand. ZK-AVM was withdrawn from use in 2000. By 2013 it was under restoration in the AvSpecs hangar at Ardmore. AT373N painted on the nose is its registration as a watercraft. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 November 2017, and has since been viewed 823 times. |