This aircraft was ordered new by New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Weybridge factory

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-BWO - November 14, 1960

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington, New Zealand

First flown - May 10, 1961

Accepted by NZNAC at Weybridge - May 12, 1961

Ownership transferred to New Zealand National Airways Corporation - May 20, 1961

Departed Weybridge on the delivery flight to New Zealand - May 20, 1961

It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - May 29, 1961

Flight crew: Captains M. L. Pirie, R. F. Hoyle, R. S. Bruce

The aircraft was named 'City of Dunedin'

Opererated its first revenue service - June 02, 1961

It operated the inaugural Viscount service into Dunedin (Momona) Airport - May 22, 1962

This was the day of operations for the airport

Commenced regular Viscount services to Dunedin - November 03, 1962

The aircraft was damaged when it overran the runway on landing at Wellington - February 17, 1963

It came to rest down an embankment at the southern end of the runway at Moa Point

Minor damaged was sustained the the propellors on Number 3 and 4 engines

Replacement propellors were flown by a DC-3 frieighter from Christchurch - February 18, 1963

In order to accommodate the propellers, one blade from each unit was stuck out of a cabin window

Ferried Wellington - Christchurch for permanent repairs - February 20, 1963

It set a new speed record Wellington - Dunedin of 1 hr 6 minutes (Capt C. A. Merrington) - August 13, 1963

The normal flight time on this route is 2 hours

It was rolled out following repainting into the new livery to match the Boeing 737 fleet - 1968

Operated the inaugural Viscount service Invercargill - Dunedin - Wellington - June 02, 1969

This service was normally flown by Fokker Friendships

Flight crew: Captain M. N. Cronin; F/O W. Smith

It operated the airline's final Viscount service Palmerston North - Wellington - Christchurch - September 28, 1975

Flight crew: Captain B. Dunn; F/O C. Regnault

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales, Sydney, Australia - December 17, 1975

Ferried Christchurch - Sydney (KIngsford Smith) - December 17, 1975

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore (Seletar) - December 30, 1975

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 15, 1976

Proposed sales to Perl Air (Grenada, West Indies); Southern International Air Transport (United Kingdom) and

Air Caribbean (West Indies) did not eventuate

It was observed stored intact at Singapore (Seletar) - November 21, 1980

Scrapped at Singapore (Seletar) - date unknown

ZK-BWO. New Zealand National Airways Corporation - under construction at Weybridge, circa 1961.

(P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 0128-088.)

ZK-BWO. New Zealand National Airways Corporation - 'City of Dunedin' in the original livery at Auckland Whenuapai Airport, January 1963.

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ZK-BWO. New Zealand National Airways Corporation - 'City of Dunedin' in the original livery at Wellington Airport, February 17, 1963.

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ZK-BWO. New Zealand National Airways Corporation - 'City of Dunedin' in the second livery at Auckland Whenuapai Airport, circa 1964.

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ZK-BWO. NAC National Airways - 'City of Dunedin' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, February 25, 1974.

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ZK-BWO. NAC National Airways - 'City of Dunedin' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, circa 1975.

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ZK-BWO. AAS Australian Aircraft Sales - in the basic 'NAC' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1975.

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ZK-BWO. AAS Australian Aircraft Sales - in the basic 'NAC' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1975.

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