VH-WWF Cessna 185
Skywagon
(c/n
185-0093)
The above photo of VH-WWF was
taken by Greg Banfield at Bankstown in November 1967. The
Skywagon left
shortly after that for the west, and Merv Prime's photo below shows
it on the Swan
River at Perth later in that same
month. No doubt used for sight seeing trips over that
beautiful city.
Later is was used to transport fisherman to the
coastal islands. In Geoff Goodall's shot at the foot
of the page at
Jandakot in March 1972 it had shed its floats for conventional
wheeled undercarriage.
It was sold
to Sydney real estate developer Hockey Treloar that same month, who
put it back on
floats.
It was deleted from the register on 28 July 1975 following an
accident on Lake Jindabine,
NSW.
Whilst taxying for take off the starboard float submerged and the
aircraft overturned and sank.
Fortunately the occupants were rescued by
a passing helicopter.
