Aircraft Photo of ZK-BUT | Lockheed 10-E Electra | Trans-Island Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	ZK-BUT
Aircraft Original Type:	Lockheed 10 Electra
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lockheed 10 Electra
Aircraft Version:	Lockheed 10-E Electra
C/n (msn):	1138
Operator Titles:	Trans-Island Airways

Location
City / Airport:	Christchurch - InternationalMap
Country:	New Zealand
Airport Codes:	ICAO: NZCH IATA: CHC Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1959
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	372486

Photo Comment
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 This photo was added on 30 June 2021, and has since been viewed 403 times.

Photo Comment

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

This photo was added on 30 June 2021, and has since been viewed 403 times.

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