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Friday, March 15, 2019

Cessna 208B N263SW

Arriving at Ardmore 14 March 2019 was Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N263SW MSN 208B-2003. This 2008 example is on delivery to Queenstown based Milford Sound Flights bringing the operator's Caravan fleet to four aircraft. 

The 208 made its way from Wiley Post Airport/OK to St Johns/AZ and Merced/CA on 07 February 2019. Its crossing to Hawaii was delayed due to unfavourable wind conditions but it reached Honolulu from Merced 11 March 2019 in company with N531FT, another 208 destined for Australia. Both aircraft then flew to Apia arriving 13 March. N263SW flew onto Auckland and Ardmore 14 March, while N531FT flew to the Gold Coast and Redcliffe.

Arriving Auckland 14 March 2019. 
N263SW started out as N208AE and moved to Germany becoming D-FAAJ in January 2009 with Air Alliance and it was ferried under its German identity to the USA in mid November 2018. On arrival at Wiley Post the aircraft underwent an interior reconfiguration to 14 seats and repaint to the new owner's red, white and blue livery. It differs from the other Milford Sound Flights Caravans as it retains the baggage/cargo pod. 

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