Hi greybeard,
'There was a Skyvan operating in Perth in 1969/70, VH-FSG for Hicks Aviation.
Then the only Avtur A/C operating ex YPJT.
Carried a full size LWB Landrover and a row of seats to many ???places in the mineral boom.'
My recollection was that it was a short wheelbase version. Rumour was that
Felix made more money out of rentals on the landrover than he ever did (or didn't
) out of the pievan. The machine didn't go very far with the truck in the back though.
Wasn't the van originally a demonstrator for Sleighs that they were desperate to place.
I think it was about the same time that the Scrub bird started the MU-2 operation to Barrow. Late '70?
Have to agree with you about the 'then and now'!
(which probably explains diverging memories on the above)
Snooze