VH-EIY  Cessna 172K Skyhawk                          (c/n  17258492)

                                                                     
 
                                       Photographed by David Carter soon after being rolled out of the Rex Aviation assembly hangar
                                       at Bankstown in 1970, VH-EIY was added to the register in March  . In 1976 it was operated
                                       by Rural Investments, one of the big cattle firms in North Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
                                       In September 2016 –EIY was being operated by Wrightsair, of William Creek, South Australia,
                                       for scenic flights over the Outback and Lake Eyre.  By 2016 it was still owned by Mr.Wright