| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZK-AMA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-30 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-30 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-30 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S884 |
| Aircraft Name: | Ao-tea-roa |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1939 |
| Photo from: | David Caughey Collection |
| Photo ID: | 514561 |
| Photo Comment |
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This the first ZK-AMA Ao-tea-roa for Tasman Empire Air Lines that was instead delivered to Imperial Airways as G-AFCY. ZK-AMC Awarua (c/n S886) became the first S-30 for TEAL after ZK-AMB was also diverted to Imperial. AMC's name was changed to Aotearoa (no hyphens) for publicity photos then the registration was changed to ZK-AMA prior to delivery. About a year later Imperial, which had named G-AFCY Awarua, released it to TEAL with whom it became ZK-AMC thus completing the identity swap. This photo was added on 3 November 2022, and has since been viewed 309 times. |