VH-GAS (1)  de Havilland D.H.83 Fox Moth                  (c/n  DHA6)

                                  

                                      This Australian built Fox Moth was originally delivered to the Bush Church Aid Society in February
                                      1938 as VH-AAA.   Based at Ceduna, it was damaged in a forced landing after take-off there in
                                      August 1943.  Repaired in 1949 it was slated to become VH-BYA but this rego was not taken up.
                                      Instead it became VH-CAS.  In June 1950 it was re-registered VH-GAS.  In 1953 it was sold to
                                      Papuan Air Transport to replace VH-UTY.   By June 1961 it had returned to Bankstown and was
                                      registered to Austerserve Pty Ltd.   While owned by P Matthews it hit power lines on landing at
                                      Rockdale Station, nr Yanco, NSW on 12 January 1963.   It was rebuilt by Bunn Bros starting in
                                      1994 and restored to the register carrying its original registration of VH-AAA in June of 2006.
                                      The photo above is by Bob Neate was taken at Mildura in September 1962.