TEAL DC-6 IN L188C Electra livery

[pvsjetstar]

On a website somewhere, I saw a photo of a TEAL Electra and DC-6 in matching liveries at Whenuapai, in about 1960.
Does anyone have a copy of this photo (in colour please) that I could use in a new book?
Many thanks.

[kiwithrottlejockey]

I cannot help with what you want, but here is a link to a very interesting online photograph of ALL THREE of TEAL's DC-6s lined up at Whenuapai....

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[kiwithrottlejockey]

Speak of the devil....since I posted the above reply, I opened a PDF document that I downloaded and saved a couple of weeks ago, intending to read it at a later date, and while skimming through it, found the photo I think you are talking about. Is it this photograph?




You can download the document from HERE (it's a 7.5MB file) and the photograph is on page 21.

I guess you'd have to track down the author of the document (former TEAL/Air NZ flight engineer Gary Sommerville) to find out where he sourced it from.

[pvsjetstar]

Aha! This is indeed the photo I'm looking for - thanks so much! I also love the 3 DC-6s lined up at Whenuapai!
I'll see if I can locate Gary through some of my contacts at Air NZ.

Thanks again - most grateful!

[avenger]

Gary may be found at "Whitepages" online. I searched for him within this last week.
He is very active in aviation history and a major contributor to the ex AirNZ Flight Engineers and Friends of the Solent web sites.
I have his address details but am reluctant to post, what's the protocol for such action?

[avenger]

I have on good authority the photograph a coloured version and thus not original.

[pvsjetstar]

Gidday Avenger,
Can you please email me at [e-mail] so I have your email address. I'd like to email you.
Thanks,
Paul

[avenger]

Have posted as requested.
Rgds.
TBF