Sea Bee Air - Revision history

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Mikek: New page: Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from the Mid 1970's to the Mid 1980's Sea Bee Air primarily operated a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-...

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New page: Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from the Mid 1970's to the Mid 1980's Sea Bee Air primarily operated a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-...

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Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from the Mid 1970's to the Mid 1980's

Sea Bee Air primarily operated a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-21 Goose] (8 Seater) aircraft. This aircraft flew from its base in Auckland at Mechanics Bay to [[Surfdale]] where the original ramp can still be seen. The service had an approximate flight time of 20mins.

In its time it was one of the only viable ways to enter and access Waiheke quickly with the ferry services taking up to 2 hours.

Sea Bee Air also operated various other services to various other gulf islands and as far as Tuvalu in the Pacific by contract to the UK Government.

[[Image:Seebeeairwater.jpg]][[Image:SeaBeeAir.jpg]]

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−	Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from ~~the Mid~~ 1962 to ~~the~~ 1989. The company was ~~orginally~~ called Tourist Air Travel, then Mount Cook Airlines before Sea Bee Air.	+	Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from 1962 to 1989. The company was originally called Tourist Air Travel, then Mount Cook Airlines before Sea Bee Air.

	Sea Bee Air operated a fleet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-21 Goose] (8 Seater), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Widgeon Grumman Widgeon](6 Seater) and Grumman Turbo Goose amphibian aircraft for regular scheduled passenger and freight services to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf (particularly Great Barrier and Waiheke Islands) and operated charter flights to other areas such as the Bay of Islands, Manukau & Kaipara harbours and elsewhere around the country and to Pacific islands including to Tuvalu where it operated on contract to the UK Government. Sea Bee Air operated from what is now the Marine Rescue Centre.		Sea Bee Air operated a fleet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-21 Goose] (8 Seater), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Widgeon Grumman Widgeon](6 Seater) and Grumman Turbo Goose amphibian aircraft for regular scheduled passenger and freight services to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf (particularly Great Barrier and Waiheke Islands) and operated charter flights to other areas such as the Bay of Islands, Manukau & Kaipara harbours and elsewhere around the country and to Pacific islands including to Tuvalu where it operated on contract to the UK Government. Sea Bee Air operated from what is now the Marine Rescue Centre.

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-Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from the Mid 1970's to the Mid 1980's
+Sea Bee Air was an amphibious aircraft service that operated from the Mid 1962 to the 1989.   The company was orginally called Tourist Air Travel, then Mount Cook Airlines before Sea Bee Air.
-Sea Bee Air primarily operated a  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-21 Goose] (8 Seater) aircraft. This aircraft flew from its base in Auckland at Mechanics Bay to [[Surfdale]] where the original ramp can still be seen.  The service had an approximate flight time of 20mins.
+Sea Bee Air operated a fleet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Goose Grumman G-21 Goose] (8 Seater), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Widgeon Grumman Widgeon](6 Seater) and Grumman Turbo Goose amphibian aircraft for regular scheduled passenger and freight services to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf (particularly Great Barrier and Waiheke Islands) and operated charter flights to other areas such as the Bay of Islands, Manukau & Kaipara harbours and elsewhere around the country and to Pacific islands including to Tuvalu where it operated on contract to the UK Government.  Sea Bee Air operated from what is now the Marine Rescue Centre.
 In its time it was one of the only viable ways to enter and access Waiheke quickly with the ferry services taking up to 2 hours.
 [[Sir Murray Halberg]] in an recent interview recounts his experience flying into Waiheke in this way:
-“On one trip, we flew out of Mechanics Bay and over to Pakatoa Island before landing in [[Surfdale]]. It was great to look down and see this beautiful island from the air and realise that was where I lived.”
+“On one trip, we flew out of [[Mechanics Bay]] and over to Pakatoa Island before landing in [[Surfdale]]. It was great to look down and see this beautiful island from the air and realise that was where I lived.”
 [[Image:Seebeeairwater.jpg]][[Image:SeaBeeAir.jpg]]

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	Sea Bee Air also operated various other services to various other gulf islands and as far as Tuvalu in the Pacific by contract to the UK Government.		Sea Bee Air also operated various other services to various other gulf islands and as far as Tuvalu in the Pacific by contract to the UK Government.
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		+	[[Sir Murray Halberg]] in an recent interview recounts his experience flying into Waiheke in this way:
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		+	“On one trip, we flew out of Mechanics Bay and over to Pakatoa Island before landing in [[Surfdale]]. It was great to look down and see this beautiful island from the air and realise that was where I lived.”

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