| Being assembled at Ardmore 30th June 2015 © Bill Luther The floats ready for attaching 30th June 2015 © Bill Luther Being assembled at Ardmore 30th June 2015 © Bill Luther More photos and info here: http://www.dhc-2.com/id211.htm First flight photos can be seen on Dave Paull's blog here: http://nzcivair.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/zk-wka-first-nz-flight-yesterday-16-7-15.html |
| ZK - WKA c/n 1585 |
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Delivered to the Kenyan Air Force 30th March 1965 as KAF-109 until 2nd November 1979
Registered as N5595A and noted at Lanseria 23rd December 1980
Registered as ZS-LJL with a Transport & Engineering Company in RSA.
Noted at Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya September 1986
Exported and noted at Stoney Lake, Ontario, Canada 10th July 1989 and registered C-GLPL
Registered N222BS with D&M Systems, Wilmington, Delaware, USA 15th February 1994
Total time 8190 hrs.
Then noted as going to Aircraft Delivery Services for export to N.Z. February 2015
Registered as ZK-WKA with Auckland Seaplanes 8th July 2015.
Engine runs and first flight mid July 2015 at Ardmore.
New Zealand's first amphibious Beaver.
Registered as N5595A and noted at Lanseria 23rd December 1980
Registered as ZS-LJL with a Transport & Engineering Company in RSA.
Noted at Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya September 1986
Exported and noted at Stoney Lake, Ontario, Canada 10th July 1989 and registered C-GLPL
Registered N222BS with D&M Systems, Wilmington, Delaware, USA 15th February 1994
Total time 8190 hrs.
Then noted as going to Aircraft Delivery Services for export to N.Z. February 2015
Registered as ZK-WKA with Auckland Seaplanes 8th July 2015.
Engine runs and first flight mid July 2015 at Ardmore.
New Zealand's first amphibious Beaver.
