VH-TRM  Transavia PL12U Airtruk                                    (c/n   1043)   

                               

                                    The above photo, taken at Darwin in 1971 is from the archives of the Civil Aviation Historical
                                    Society (via Phil Vabre).   The color shot below is a John Wheatley photograph, also at Darwin
                                    at around the same time.  The aircraft was a demonstrator at the time and still registered to the                          
                                    manufacturer, Transavia Corp (Pty) Ltd of Seven Hills, NSW.  Although not actually registered
                                    until April 1971, I will include this entry for completeness sake.     VH-TRM was designated a
                                    PL-12U, the 'U' standing for Utility, and its multi-purpose role was envisaged as covering air
                                    ambulance, light transport and aerial survey work.  Despite this, I think that most Airtruks were
                                    used in the aggie role.   -TRM was written off in April 1979 at Schofields, NSW.