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ZK-CIE. Convair 580. c/n 399. Was also registered as: N98G; N98GL; N57RD; N565EA. |
This aircraft was constructed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at San Diego, California It was built to an order from Union Oil of California - 1956 It was built as a Convair 440-83 It was rolled out at San Diego - January 23, 1957 First flown - January 1957 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N98G - 1957 It was accepted by Union Oil at San Diego - March 05, 1957 Sold to Gulf Oil Corporation - August 16, 1957 It was converted to a Convair 580 - 1961 Redelivered to Gulf Oil Corporation - November 04, 1961 The aircraft was reregistered as N98GL - March 18, 1971 Sold to Rowan Drilling Company - March 30, 1971 Sold to RDC Marine Inc - July 01, 1975 The aircraft was reregistered as N57RD - February 25, 1977 The aircraft was reregistered as N565EA - June 1966 It was sold to ERA Aviation Inc, Anchorage, Alaska - July 16, 1967 It was withdrawn from service by ERA Aviation - 2005 The aircraft was prepared for sale to Air Chathams Departed Anchorage on the ferry flight to New Zealand - April 2005 It arrived at Palmerston North on completion of the ferry flight from Alaska - April 16, 2005 Ferry route: Anchorage - Cold Bay - Honolulu - Christmas Island - Pago Pago - Palmerston North Sold to Air Chathams - April 16, 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 13, 2005 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CIE - August 10, 2005 Registered to Air Chathams Ltd, Waitangi, Chatham Islands Ferried Palmerston North - Auckland - Tonga on delivery to Peau Vava'u, Tonga - September 09, 2005 It was wet-leased by Peau Vava'u from Air Chathams Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - February 2006 Ferried Auckland - Suva on wet-lease to Air Fiji - January 2007 Ferried Suva - Auckland at the end of the wet-lease - February 26, 2007 Ferried Auckland - Suva on wet-lease to Air Fiji - September 15, 2007 Ferried Suva - Auckland at the end of the wet-lease - March 2008 Wet-leased to Chathams Pacific Airways Tonga - April 21, 2008 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - November 2010 Wet-leased to Real Tonga Airlines - June 19, 2014 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - September 2014 Air Chathams association with aviation in Tonga ceased when this aircraft returned to New Zealand Operated its final revenue service - March 2021 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland - April 01, 2021 It was observed at Auckland minus engines and tail - May 06, 2022 Although in the process of being scrapped it remains on the New Zealand Aircraft Register as of - June 07, 2022 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - June 23, 2022 The nose section was acquired by Epic Brewing Company, Auckland - June 22, 2022 Several months were spent in stripping and lightening the nose section before it could be displayed It was installed above the bar at 230B Neilson Street, Onehunga, Auckland - December 05, 2022 |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the basic livery at Nelson Airport, December 05, 2007. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 1030-215.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the basic livery at Auckland Airport, October 26, 2012. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-213.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 09, 2016. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 1030-202.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, January 01, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1030-203.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 14, 2018. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 1030-207.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 09, 2018. (P. Clark Copyright Image 1030-228.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, May 26, 2018. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-211.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, May 26, 2018. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-212.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, July 14, 2020. (A. Taylor Copyright Image 1030-233.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, July 14, 2020. (A. Taylor Copyright Image 1030-234.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 11, 2020. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 1030-226.) |
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ZK-CIE. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 11, 2020. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 1030-227.) |
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ZK-CIE. Epic Brewing Company - the nose section on display at 230B Neilson Street, Onehunga, Auckland, December 13, 2022. (L. Nicholas Copyright Image 1030-237.) |
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ZK-CIE. Epic Brewing Company - the nose section on display at 230B Neilson Street, Onehunga, Auckland, December 13, 2022. (L. Nicholas Copyright Image 1030-238.) |
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ZK-CIE. Epic Brewing Company - the nose section on display at 230B Neilson Street, Onehunga, Auckland, December 13, 2022. (L. Nicholas Copyright Image 1030-239.) |