VH-EHW  Cessna 182M Skylane                              (c/n  18250778)

                                     

                                           Registered to Moorabbin  Cessna agent Schutt Airfarmers in July 1969, VH-EHW had been
                                           N71850 before being shipped to Australia.   Schutt retained the aircraft and it was used on his
                                           Outback Safari tours.    These were aimed mainly at American pilots who wanted to explore
                                           Australia from the air.     In 1976 –EHW was owned by a Griffith, NSW, business and it was
                                           at Griffith that David Carter photographed it (above) in 1977.    The Skylane was still current
                                           in October 2016 and operated as a skydiving aircraft with Reef Airways at Mackay.