ZK-BVR (2)  c/n 1467

Delivered 09/05/1961 to the Government Of The Republic Of Ghana as G-207
Registered in the USA as N37761 (No details)
Registered as 9M-AXE (No details)
To Australia, registered as VH-IML to Wira Kris Aerial Ag Services 01/08/1974
Cancelled 01/08/1979
To Aquatic Airways, Palm Beach, NSW as VH-AQA 18/08/1983
To Sydney Harbour Seaplanes June 1993
Rebuild started at Bankstown, NSW around 2002 (No details)
Exported to New Zealand 2008
Undergoing full rebuild at Tauranga by Frank Wright (Wrightair Ltd)
Hangar 21 Tauranga Airport
Rebuild completed June 2011
Frank Wright working away 14th February 2009        © G Mills





























The fuselage as at August 19 2009






The firewall as at August 30 2009






The birdcage as at October 30 2010





The fin attached December 11 2009





The tank bay as at January 11 2010






Getting close to being fully assembled, 17th March 2011        © Dirk Septer





Rebuild complete......photos taken June 7th 2011

all photos  © Frank Wright




soon to be test flown by Jim Frogley






will be touring New Zealand to raise interest for a syndicate to own this
Beaver and keep her in N.Z.












































Near Mount Maunganui September 6th 2011. Photo courtesy of John King.





Over Mount Maunganui September 6th 2011. Thanks to John King.










2 photos from Frank Wright late 2011, the bottom photo was taken in the
Fiordland area of the South Island.        © F. Wright