Hawke Commander bodied Bedford in the Haapai Group

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Hawke Commander bodied Bedford in the Haapai Group

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Located on Picasa, this May 2011 image of a Hawke Commander style air conditioned coach in the Haapai group of the Tonga Islands. It appears to be a NZ built one rather than by P.A. LAL of Suva, although I dont recollect seeing anything from them or Hawkes with fully glazed windows, that type of windscreen and under floor luggage lockers like that. Perhaps that deep blue around the windows and the cream in general may be part of its original livery.

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Re: Hawke Commander bodied Bedford in the Haapai Group

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This one has resurfaced still extant in photos subsequent to the Tonga Volcanic eruption. Still on Haapai but proving difficult to find exactly where
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Re: Hawke Commander bodied Bedford in the Haapai Group

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Almost certainly looks to be originally with Cougar Coaches Christchurch NZ EB2346 of 1969 which migrated to several owners in the north island and went out of service in the ownership of a Tongan family in Otara
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