I flew VH-REL in the early seventies for Bill Surh. What ever happened to that aircraft? So different to later 310's, especially the 'R' models it should have been a separate endorsement.
I have a picture somewhere of REL and REK over the Sydney Harbor Bridge. I think it might have been on the delivery flight. If my memory serves me correctly, I think Gordon Howe was one of the pilots. Bill eventually had a Twin Bonanza, VH-CLO on the CSIRO cloud seeding contract. I flew that too with three across the front seat and funny 'ash tray' type switches.
Bill was killed in VH-RED, Gordon long gone. Time marches on.
How can that be over forty years ago? I also wonder why nobody does this kind of work anymore.