VH-IAH (1)  Cessna 172B Skyhawk                            (c/n  17248255)

                                   

                                       This Illawarra Flying School Skyhawk was sponsored by radio station 2SM for shark patrols along
                                       Sydney beaches in the 1960s.   Greg Banfield's shot (above) was taken at Bankstown in November
                                       1963.   This, the first VH-IAH was first registered on 15 September  1961 to Air Training Pty Ltd
                                       of Bankstown, the Fawcett Aviation associate company which operated their successful Illawarra
                                       Flying School.     It was re-registered VH-ICH in March 1964 to vacate Illawarra's VH-IA block
                                       pending sale, and remained owned by Air Training until November that year when it was sold to the
                                       Adelaide Flying Group at Parafield.   As VH-ICH it is still current and registered to a private owner
                                       in the Northern Territory.