Just a few of the thoughts from the old days -
Associated Airlines in my time had a G4, VH-ASG later replaced by VH-ASM I think, and three G1's VH-ASJ, VH-FLO and VH-CRA. When the G4 and G1's went they had a CL-60 VH-ASM, and a WW24 VH-ASR.
The police used a C441, VH-EVP, (later to become VH-OPM)? They also used a C414, VH-FKH for a while.
The SA police turned up one day in VH-COP, and as they taxied in our local wit said
"shouldn't that be Papa India Golf?" ..
"Uh, say again"..
"shouldn't that be Papa India Golf?"
Talk about stony bloody silence!
JT Don't believe they ever had Shrikes. And you would have wept tears of blood when the mechanical muncher turned the Argosy's into a pile of scrap aluminium.
The Esso boys..what a great bunch of old stagers! VH-EMO, twice a day, three times on Tuesday to WSL and back. 27 min EET planned no matter what the wind was doing. When based at SY, they ran a LJ35, VH-EMP, and being private class of ops, apparently spent many a hour in the BIK holding pattern.
Anyone remember Melbourne Aeronautics, and their prototype the Melbourne Mamba? What ever happened to that?
More to come when I can dredge it up
CG