Thirty-seventh Empire boat completed and flown by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent

Order placed by Imperial Airways, London

Completed as a S-30 Empire Class boat having 890 h.p. Bristol Perseus XII engines

It had an all-up weight of 48,000 lb, cruised at 165 m.p.h.

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-AFCY

First flown as G-AFCY - April 20, 1939

Delivered to Imperial Airways, London - April 21, 1939

Certificate of Registration Issued - April 24, 1939

Aircraft named 'Captain Cook'

Earmarked for delivery to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd from outset

Retained by Imperial Airways as replacement for G-AFCW pending delivery of G-AFKZ

Began services Southampton-Karachi pending arrival of AW27 fleet for Imperial Airways - July 1939

Departed Southampton on delivery flight to New Zealand - March 15, 1940

Arrived Auckland at conclusion of delivery flight - April 3, 1940

Flight crew: Capt O. Garden

Entered onto New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-AMC - March 1940

Registered to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft named 'Awarua'

Flew first connecting Horseshoe Route flight Auckland-Sydney - June 11, 1940

Flew first connecting Horseshoe Route flight Sydney-Auckland - July 23, 1940

Operated special Auckland-Honolulu flight carrying N.Z. Minister of Finance - 1942

Flight crew: Capts J.W. Burgess, K. Brownjohn

Flew its final Sydney-Auckland service - June 12, 1947

Aircraft had flown 8,740 hours with 587 hours whilst in service with Imperial Airways

Estimated to have flown over 1,400,000 air miles

Withdrawn from use and stored at Mechanics Bay, Auckland

Sold for scrap - October 1947

ZK-AMC. Tasman Empire Airways - in the original livery on the slipway at Rochester, date unknown.

ZK-AMC. Tasman Empire Airways - in the original livery at Rose Bay Sydney, date unknown.

ZK-AMC. Tasman Empire Airways - in the wartime livery on Auckland Harbour, date unknown.

ZK-AMC. Tasman Empire Airways - in the wartime livery on Auckland Harbour, April 3, 1940.

ZK-AMC. Tasman Empire Airways - in the wartime livery on Auckland Harbour, May 1945.