Following my recent post on the venerable Beaver ZK-AZB, Westland 831 of our sister blog Third Level New Zealand has emailed some more information (from Italy!) on its time with Motiti Island Air:
The (Motiti Island Air) service was particularly aimed at fishermen and divers and supporting a lodge on Motiti Island. It also served the needs of the locals. During the summer of 1986/1987, with the service growing, Island Air Safaris leased De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ZK-CZL from Fieldair after its rebuild. The lease convinced Island Air Safaris of the need for its own Beaver and after its rebuild Island Air Safaris acquired, initially on a lease, ZK-AZB. It operated its first flight on the Tauranga-Motiti Island-Tauranga run on the 31st of July 1987 and was registered to Motiti Island Air on the 11th of February 1988.
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| Island Air Safaris' first DHC Beaver ZK-CZL at Tauranga on 1 January 1987 |
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| Their own machine, DHC Beaver ZK-AZB at Tauranga on 19 May 1988 The link to the Third Level New Zealand blog post is: https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/island-air-safaris-experience-magic-of.html I have gone back into my original post and updated it with this information. Thanks very much Steve! |
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