1954 Brand new, bare metal, RNZAF Bristol Freighters NZ5910 & NZ5911 in the Brabazon Hangar, Filton, Bristol, just prior to their delivery flights to New Zealand, Apr 1954.
History of Bristol Freighter NZ5910 c/n 13134.
Manufacture date 13 Aug 1953 with dual controls.
Allocated G-AMPJ to Bristol Aeroplane Company, but not used.
Arrived Whenuapai on delivery from United Kingdom 24 Apr 1954.
Brought on Charge at Whenuapai as NZ5910 with No. 41 Sqn 24 Apr 1954.
Radio call sign ZMZBM.
Carried out a supply drop Raoul Island (1 Sqn) Dec 1973.
Final RNZAF flight 14 Dec 1977.
Withdrawn From Use at Whenuapai 14 Dec 1977.
Registered to Dwen Airmotive NZ Ltd. as ZK-EPF 17 Aug 1978.
Ferried Whenuapai to Ardmore 31 Aug or 1 Sep 1978.
Change of owner to Hercules Airlines 27 Aug 1984.
Registration ZK-EPF cancelled 12 Jan 1988.
Registered to Trans Provincial Airlines Ltd Prince Rupert, BC, as C-GYQY Canada 28 Feb 1988.
Departed Auckland for Canada 9 Dec 1987.
Ground looped and the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Bronson Creek, BC, 21 Jun 1988.
Cancelled from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Nov 1988 and scrapped.
www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzbristolfreighter.htm
www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/b170list.html
On the 17-18-19 July 1960, NZ5910 flown by F/L A.E. McLeod flew from Whenuapai to Wigram with mail and replacement parts for the Meteorological Base power generator, which had been damaged by tsunami waves following an earthquake in Chile. On the 18th the Freighter flew to Invercargill and then to Campbell Island, but was unable to air-drop due to poor visibility and returned to Invercargill. The following day (19th) a successful drop was made.
NZ5910, NZ5911 and NZ5912 flew their final operational flights with the RNZAF 14 Dec 1977 which were from Singapore to NZ. The route was Singapore-Bali-Broome-Alice Springs-Adelaide-Hobart-Invercargill-Wigram-Woodbourne-Ohakea-Auckland.
rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/9964
Used in the Disney production, 'The Rescue' in 1986.
www.flickr.com/photos/gcdnz/32523003374/in/album-72157680...
On the 21st Jun 1988 a ground loop and undercarriage collapse at Bronson Creek, BC, meant the end of NZ5910 as C-GYQY. The right wing dropped on landing; the undercarriage collapsed, the aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway into a ditch with a cargo of 1,600 US gal of jet fuel. Maintenance suspects that the bolts attaching the right horizontal gear support to the main wheel had failed.
aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880621-1
Map of accident location:
aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=YBM
Flight sim shot of Wrangell, the departure airport:
www.flickr.com/photos/157601388@N02/48403971851/in/photos...
(See also NZ5913 as C-FTPA in a similar incident 24 Apr 1997.)
aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970424-0
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History of Bristol Freighter NZ5911 c/n 13135.
Manufacturing date 10 Apr 1954 with dual controls.
Allocated G-AMPK to Bristol Aeroplane Company, but not used.
Arrived at Whenuapai on delivery from United Kingdom 4 May 1954 and Brought on Charge as NZ5911.
Radio call sign ZMZBN.
Loaned to SAFE from 30 Mar 1955 and registered as ZK-BJP.
Returned to RNZAF as NZ5911 on 22 Apr 1955.
Registration ZK-BJP cancelled 27 Jun 1956.
Brake failure caused a collision with a Shackelton, 1 Nov 1966.
Starboard engine failure at Nowra (1 Sqn), Sep 1973.
Final RNZAF flight 14 Dec 1977.
Withdrawn from Use at Whenuapai 14 Dec 1977.
Registered to Dwen Airmotive NZ Ltd as ZK-EPG on 17 Aug 1978.
Ferried Whenuapai to Ardmore on 31 Aug 1978.
Cancelled from register 18 Jan 1991 as withdrawn from use.
Stored tail less at Ardmore until 2017.
Relocated to a more secure location at Ardmore 7 Jun 2011.
NZDF SERIALS - RNZAF Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31
NZ5911 returned to Bristol
Sold to Bristol Aero Collection Trust for restoration and public viewing 1 Jan 2017.
Dismantled at Ardmore and packed for shipment to England Mar-Oct 2017.
Shipped to England via Singapore aboard RoRo vessels, 'Talisman' and 'Tiger' 16 Oct-28 Dec 2017.
Transported by road to Filton, Bristol 5 Jan 2018.
NZ5911 first flew into South Vietnam on 5th March 1963, Captained by Flt Lt John Lack, transiting through Saigon to Da Nang and out again through Saigon to Changi. Nine years later, her final flight to Vietnam, captained by F/O Bruce Watson, was a regular resupply mission, arriving into Saigon on 4th March 1972 and then on to Qui Nhon (NZ Services Medical Team), Cam Rhan Bay (2NZATTV), Bien Hoa, Saigon and out on the 6th back to Tengah via Bangkok.
NZ5910, NZ5911 and NZ5912 flew their final operational flights with the RNZAF 14 Dec 1977 which were from Singapore to NZ. The route was Singapore-Bali-Broome-Alice Springs-Adelaide-Hobart-Invercargill-Wigram-Woodbourne-Ohakea-Auckland.
rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/9964
kiwiaircraftimages - NZ Aircraft Listing - Bristol 170 Freighter
Bristol on the move NZ5911 being relocated at Ardmore in 2011.
aerospacebristol.org/restoration-projects Aerospace Bristol Freighter restoration project NZ5911.
Photo: Aerospace Bristol Neg Number: T170/2312
TPPS
1954 Brand new, bare metal, RNZAF Bristol Freighters NZ5910 & NZ5911 in the Brabazon Hangar, Filton, Bristol, just prior to their delivery flights to New Zealand, Apr 1954.
History of Bristol Freighter NZ5910 c/n 13134.
Manufacture date 13 Aug 1953 with dual controls.
Allocated G-AMPJ to Bristol Aeroplane Company, but not used.
Arrived Whenuapai on delivery from United Kingdom 24 Apr 1954.
Brought on Charge at Whenuapai as NZ5910 with No. 41 Sqn 24 Apr 1954.
Radio call sign ZMZBM.
Carried out a supply drop Raoul Island (1 Sqn) Dec 1973.
Final RNZAF flight 14 Dec 1977.
Withdrawn From Use at Whenuapai 14 Dec 1977.
Registered to Dwen Airmotive NZ Ltd. as ZK-EPF 17 Aug 1978.
Ferried Whenuapai to Ardmore 31 Aug or 1 Sep 1978.
Change of owner to Hercules Airlines 27 Aug 1984.
Registration ZK-EPF cancelled 12 Jan 1988.
Registered to Trans Provincial Airlines Ltd Prince Rupert, BC, as C-GYQY Canada 28 Feb 1988.
Departed Auckland for Canada 9 Dec 1987.
Ground looped and the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Bronson Creek, BC, 21 Jun 1988.
Cancelled from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Nov 1988 and scrapped.
www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzbristolfreighter.htm
www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/b170list.html
On the 17-18-19 July 1960, NZ5910 flown by F/L A.E. McLeod flew from Whenuapai to Wigram with mail and replacement parts for the Meteorological Base power generator, which had been damaged by tsunami waves following an earthquake in Chile. On the 18th the Freighter flew to Invercargill and then to Campbell Island, but was unable to air-drop due to poor visibility and returned to Invercargill. The following day (19th) a successful drop was made.
NZ5910, NZ5911 and NZ5912 flew their final operational flights with the RNZAF 14 Dec 1977 which were from Singapore to NZ. The route was Singapore-Bali-Broome-Alice Springs-Adelaide-Hobart-Invercargill-Wigram-Woodbourne-Ohakea-Auckland.
rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/9964
Used in the Disney production, 'The Rescue' in 1986.
www.flickr.com/photos/gcdnz/32523003374/in/album-72157680...
On the 21st Jun 1988 a ground loop and undercarriage collapse at Bronson Creek, BC, meant the end of NZ5910 as C-GYQY. The right wing dropped on landing; the undercarriage collapsed, the aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway into a ditch with a cargo of 1,600 US gal of jet fuel. Maintenance suspects that the bolts attaching the right horizontal gear support to the main wheel had failed.
aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880621-1
Map of accident location:
aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=YBM
Flight sim shot of Wrangell, the departure airport:
www.flickr.com/photos/157601388@N02/48403971851/in/photos...
(See also NZ5913 as C-FTPA in a similar incident 24 Apr 1997.)
aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970424-0
______________
History of Bristol Freighter NZ5911 c/n 13135.
Manufacturing date 10 Apr 1954 with dual controls.
Allocated G-AMPK to Bristol Aeroplane Company, but not used.
Arrived at Whenuapai on delivery from United Kingdom 4 May 1954 and Brought on Charge as NZ5911.
Radio call sign ZMZBN.
Loaned to SAFE from 30 Mar 1955 and registered as ZK-BJP.
Returned to RNZAF as NZ5911 on 22 Apr 1955.
Registration ZK-BJP cancelled 27 Jun 1956.
Brake failure caused a collision with a Shackelton, 1 Nov 1966.
Starboard engine failure at Nowra (1 Sqn), Sep 1973.
Final RNZAF flight 14 Dec 1977.
Withdrawn from Use at Whenuapai 14 Dec 1977.
Registered to Dwen Airmotive NZ Ltd as ZK-EPG on 17 Aug 1978.
Ferried Whenuapai to Ardmore on 31 Aug 1978.
Cancelled from register 18 Jan 1991 as withdrawn from use.
Stored tail less at Ardmore until 2017.
Relocated to a more secure location at Ardmore 7 Jun 2011.
NZDF SERIALS - RNZAF Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31
NZ5911 returned to Bristol
Sold to Bristol Aero Collection Trust for restoration and public viewing 1 Jan 2017.
Dismantled at Ardmore and packed for shipment to England Mar-Oct 2017.
Shipped to England via Singapore aboard RoRo vessels, 'Talisman' and 'Tiger' 16 Oct-28 Dec 2017.
Transported by road to Filton, Bristol 5 Jan 2018.
NZ5911 first flew into South Vietnam on 5th March 1963, Captained by Flt Lt John Lack, transiting through Saigon to Da Nang and out again through Saigon to Changi. Nine years later, her final flight to Vietnam, captained by F/O Bruce Watson, was a regular resupply mission, arriving into Saigon on 4th March 1972 and then on to Qui Nhon (NZ Services Medical Team), Cam Rhan Bay (2NZATTV), Bien Hoa, Saigon and out on the 6th back to Tengah via Bangkok.
NZ5910, NZ5911 and NZ5912 flew their final operational flights with the RNZAF 14 Dec 1977 which were from Singapore to NZ. The route was Singapore-Bali-Broome-Alice Springs-Adelaide-Hobart-Invercargill-Wigram-Woodbourne-Ohakea-Auckland.
rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/9964
kiwiaircraftimages - NZ Aircraft Listing - Bristol 170 Freighter
Bristol on the move NZ5911 being relocated at Ardmore in 2011.
aerospacebristol.org/restoration-projects Aerospace Bristol Freighter restoration project NZ5911.
Photo: Aerospace Bristol Neg Number: T170/2312
TPPS