More T-6C trainers head for New Zealand

Beechcraft has transferred its second batch of two T-6C trainers to New Zealand.
Carrying the registrations NZ1404 and NZ1405, the turboprop-powered aircraft made stops in Canada, Greenland and Iceland, before passing through Glasgow, Scotland and making an overnight stop in Stansted, England on 23 September during the long range transfer. The pair follow an initial two trainers which completed the ferry flight to Ohakea air base in late August.
Ordered in January 2014 under an 11-aircraft deal, New Zealand’s T-6Cs are due to enter full training use in 2016.
The remaining seven aircraft contained within the order will be delivered in 2015, with the type to be flown by the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 14 Sqn.
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