Trying to remember what Talair sold the C185's for...........
The B Model Baron sold to a Rabaul timber company for $30,000 or $35,000 I think. The C185's went for between $9,000 and $15,000.
Sounds cheap - but it was around four years wages if ya worked for Junior!
Unless you were flying cash fares, in which case it was about a month's income.
Geeze, reminds me of Cash & Carry Bill.......... He was in Cairns, think he ended up in New Zealand.
Yup, Tinfish. Drunken Duncan was the culprit at Wau! Also, I am sure I remember DC3's at Wau - the slope helps! The Argosy used to go in there as well, although the first one is (or was) still there at the bottom of the strip in the kopi, converted to a boi haus. And before my time, Peter Manser (who died some years ago) demolished the Kwonnas Opis with one of Bobbie's Junkers JU52.
Can't say I ever felt very threatened in my years in PNG (1963 to 1985), although it was definately starting to get rough towards the end.
Peter - how's ya brother Doug? Havn't seen him since Mendi days - must be almost 30 years! Most times I was in Mendi was to convince Ron Neville to part with his cash, six months credit was more than enough!
Anyone know if W-w-w-w-Warwick and Geeves are still there?