VH-AAJ  DHC-2 Beaver 1                  (c/n  1066)

                               
                               
                                      In this photo of -AAJ, taken by Greg Banfield at Bankstown on 10 November 1982, the Beaver is
                                      displaying a decal advertising Aerial Agriculture's 30 Years of Flying (see enlargement below).
                                      Geoff Goodall's shot, at the foot of the page, is an evocative one taken "down on the farm" at
                                      Goulburn, NSW much earlier in 1965.
                                      VH-AAJ was delivered new to Aerial Agriculture (through the de Havilland Australia dealership)
                                      at the end of 1957.   After many periods of being "on and off" the register it has now been restored
                                      and drastically modified with advanced wing mods, a lengthened passenger cabin and large dorsal fin,
                                      not to mention a beautiful set of amphibious floats.  As such it is currently registered VH-AWD to Air
                                      Whitsunday Seaplanes Pty Ltd out of Airlie Beach, Qld. (and a lovely spot, too, I might add).