Southern DC-3 at Nelson Airport

[Nuuumannn]

On 30 November last year Nelson Airport in New Zealand's South Island had its 75th Anniversary and the Southern DC-3, operated by a trust flew in the night before for the event. This is the last time the DC-3 will appear here since it is being permanently grounded owing to the high cost of operating it. The owners just can't afford to do it any more, so it's going to be placed in a museum.











The big hangar in the background is Air New Zealand subsidiary Air Nelson's line maintenance hangar. If you look closely you can see a Dash Eight in the far corner.



The hangar behind was built in 1940 and used to house Curtiss P-40s, Lockheed Hudsons and Vickers Vildebeests and Vincents.





Company Bus pulling in.







Thanks for looking.

[Mayfly]

Thanks for posting - It such a shame to lose a flying a/c because of costs.

[Aceyone]

Thanks for that,as Pam said what a shame to lose a flying DC3,more so for me though cos it's the one and only aircraft that Iv'e flown on ( or should that be " in " ?

[Dagger_id]

Looking good this DC-3!Great plane!