ZK-AMH Short S.25
Sandringham 4
(c/n SH.55C)
Four Short Sandringhams (a
conversion of the Sunderland Mk III long range patrol aircraft)
were acquired by Tasman
Empire Airlines in 1946 to
replace the Short S.30s. ZK-AMH was
the former RAF Sunderland
JM715. The Sandringhams were
not popular with TEAL's crews
and were somewhat
short-lived, all
having been withdrawn by 1949. This shot was taken at
Auckland
sometime in 1949. It was sold in Australia in 1950 to
Barrier Reef Airways, be-
coming VH-BRC.