G-44A Widgeon VH-WET (c/n 1466) in February 1990 at its home base Cairns, Queensland, operated by Coral Wings. First flown y Grumman in November 1946, this aircraft had an eventful life in New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, back to New Guinea and is now about to fly again in NZ. It had been modified to McKinnon "Super Widgeon", with Continental IO-470s, by TEAL in Auckland in 1962. Photo: Geoff Goodall

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