| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-TAB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| C/n (msn): | 43066 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Thomas Mitchell |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | WhenuapaiMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZWP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 February 1947 |
| Photo from: | Andy Anderson Collection |
| Photo ID: | 570466 |
| Photo Comment |
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Why this aircraft was in New Zealand then is unrecorded, but TEAL - New Zealand's national airline - did later lease TAA DC-4s for services when Sandringham flying boats were grounded and for services from Christchurch. Ordered new by TAA and entered service on 4 November 1946. Leased to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines from April 1948 to February 1949 and registered as VH-BPB. Returned to TAA and registration renewed as VH-TAB but name changed to "John Gilbert". Later converted to a freighter in 1959. Renamed "David Collins". Sold in 1970. (Whites Aviation, Auckland Photo No. 5563) This photo was added on 9 May 2023, and has since been viewed 286 times. |