VH-BBQ  Beech 35 Bonanza                           (c/n  D-1007)

                              

                                     VH-BBQ was an early 1947 model Bonanza (ex N3784N) imported in 1960 and assembled at
                                     Bankstown in April of that year.  It was the first of 28 second-hand Bonanzas ostensibly to be
                                     imported at fortnightly intervals and resold by Sydney airrcaft broker Australian Aircraft Sales.
                                     In the event this ambitious and aggressive sales push didn't pan out and only -BBR and -BBT
                                     followed -BBQ before AAS returned to just filling individual orders.   Which was probably just
                                     as well for the Australian Beechcraft agents, Aviation Sales Pty Ltd of Sydney who were selling
                                     new production aircraft.   The above shot of -BBQ was taken by Greg Banfield at Mascot in Sept
                                     1964.  Re-registered VH-DUN in 1966, it was damaged beyond repair at Griffith, NSW in 1976.