VH-AMJ  (2)    de Havilland D.H.87B Hornet Moth               (c/n   8066)

                           

                                     This was the former G-ADMJ imported in 1952.   It also saw service with the RAF as a
                                     communications aircraft carrying the serial W9389.   My shot above was taken at Moorabbin
                                     in 1956.  Color scheme was blue and white.    The shot below, from the Geoff Goodall coll-
                                     ection was taken some six years later in May 1962, when the aircraft was owned by Hearn's
                                     Hobbies, a popular model store in Flinders Street, Melbourne.       The Hearns family were
                                     flying enthusiasts, both gliding and powered.  VH-AMJ was withdrawn from use in 1972 and,
                                     following a healthy restoration, re-entered the register as VH-AFJ in February 1976.  It was
                                     still until about 1985.   Its current status is unknown, although I believe it might still be languish-
                                     ing in a shed in the Caloundra area..