Hrtpaul said . . .
Can anyone tell me if Hardy's DC-3 VH-MMA is still flying in Darwin. When I first started, no one wanted to work on her because she was old and dirty. Myself and Bob Harrison used to look after her and spent a great deal of time doing it. Still the best aircraft I've ever worked on
Apologies for the slight thread drift, but
Hrtpaul’s mention of VH-MMA reminded me that I flew on this aircraft between Perth and Port Hedland as a 10 year old (still got the photo!) in 1961. The flight took all day and went via Geraldton, Carnarvon, Onslow, Mardie and Roebourne. Believe it or not, I was invited to stand in the cockpit for some of the take-offs and landings – and this really gave me the aviation bug forever!
I did see the aircraft at Darwin in about 1997 . . . and managed to talk my way inside. Brought back wonderful memories.
Cheers