Teal Sandringham ZK-AME at Hobsonville, Catalina in hanger
Maker and role
Les Downey, Photographer
Production date
1940s
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Object detail
Accession number
05/026/007
Maker
Description
ZK-AME (ex NJ179) 'RMA New Zealand'. Built by Blackburn at Dumbarton as a Sunderland III. Assigned to 330 Squadron July 1944. Delivered to Shorts at Belfast for conversion to Sandringham in 1945. Departed UK August 23, 1946. Delivered to TEAL September 4, 1946. First TEAL scheduled service September 17, 1946. First Sandringham flight to Fiji - May 1947. Made last TEAL scheduled service December 19, 1949. Subsequently sold to Barrier Reef Airways in 1950, registered as VH-BRD and renamed 'Princess of Cairns'. Operated between Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns and various offshore islands. The aircraft sank in the Brisbane river after being damaged at its mooring by a ship on September 10, 1952. It was salvaged but again sank while under tow to Coolangatta (where it was to become a nightclub).
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 negative : black and white ; 12 X 7 cm.
Credit Line
Les Downey. 1940s. Teal Sandringham ZK-AME at Hobsonville, Catalina in hanger, 05/026/007. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Hobsonville
Waitakare City
Auckland District
Auckland
New Zealand
Waitakare City
Auckland District
Auckland
New Zealand
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