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Monday, August 23, 2010

Beech 18 N500MK (2005)


At Ardmore August 2005 - Mike Condon photo

Operated on behalf of the Tongan Royal Family, 1946 vintage Beech 18 N500MK made its one and only visit to New Zealand during 2005. It arrived at Auckland direct from Tonga 23 August 2005 and proceeded to Ardmore two days later where it was to undertake a paint spruce up and other maintenance work.

The Beech finally departed Ardmore 09 December 2005 for Kerikeri and Norfolk Island on its return to Tonga.

Is this aircraft still active in Tonga, and how about the other Beech 18 operated by the Tongan Air Wing, AW-01?
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