This 1972 photo is when MFW was being ferried to PNG after its Australian CofA at Ballarat. It suffered a HF failure and met up with MFE at Horn Isl so as to gain entry to Port Moresby FIR, where it was repaired. MFW was flown by Roger Young and Ted Crawford in MFE, both MAF pilot's. Wonder where these 2 aircraft are now ?
Roger was involved in building the prototype Bennett Airtruck in NZ, which later became the Transavia PL-12 Airtruk (and, before you pick on my spelling, the "c" is missing because Bennett's owned the name Airtruck).
At least 120 had been built by 1988. The PL-12 featured in the 1985 movie
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
