And HAIR...................
Derbs '82 - end of '85.
From memory the 'home' operators were;
Trans West- Twotter mostly, KLI / CTI contract,
Aerial Ent - C206 and BN2,
H C Sleigh - Coast watch contract AC50,
Pearls Broome - DHC 2 Beaver amphib.,
O'Driscoll's Baron,
RTE, C182 privately owned,
RFDS,
PN68 - FTZ / HLC RPT taken over by Jan Beers Baron,
Plus numerous others from BME,(Outback Air Chtr) and 'all over' in those days.
And, 2 x F28 services per day!!
A couple of 'good guys' from FTZ,
Was not the level of tourist ops then.....
Sorry if I've left someone out...its me memory chip...its fading...