Wolseley 46 being unloaded or loaded from a B170 Bristol Freighter, 1947

The Bristol Freighter, named Merchant Venturer, is seen during a NZ tour in Christchurch by Whites Aviation, a Canterbury Aero Club field day in July 1947. It was the first B170 to be seen in NZ and arrived at Whenuapai in July 1947 on a Bristol sales drive. This aircraft was demonstrated to local operators and potential buyers during its visit, and carried the first Bristol freight operations across Cook Strait later that month.  Departing to Australia via Norfolk Island in August, G-AIMC was destroyed when its parking brake failed while on a steep strip in New Guinea in November 1947. (via Peter Lewis rnzaf.proboards,com, colorized by Brendan Graham/colourising.nz)