Cessna C-180E A98-144/VH-PFT
 

Hello everyone, new member with a quick question.

Back in 1992 or 1993 I jumped out of a Cessna 180E at the Western Australian Skydiving Academy at Pinjara, about 50 kilometres south of Perth, wearing a parachute of course!

Being young and with a group of friends I neglected to take any photos of her or even record the serial, much regretted now with the re-release of the old Monogram 1/40 model kit! :ugh:

An e-mail to the Academy yielded up the rego VH-PFT, but unfortunately no pictures.

Turns out VH-PFT used to be A98-144 with the Australian Army, I found this on www.adf-serials.com -

A98-144 51144 C-180E Pre-delivery was N2644Y. Delivered 30/08/62. This aircraft was sold to the Queensland Police Department sold 03/09/75 and registered as VH-PFT. The aircraft was subsequently sold to the WA Skydiving Academy. In 1995 the aircraft crashed into the mangroves in Broome WA and declared a write off and subsequently removed from the civil register. The aircraft was purchased at auction by a New Zealander (Tim Austin) and shipped to New Zealand where it was rebuilt and registered as ZK-TUA. As at June 2000 the aircraft was still serviceable and being flown.

And a quick Google found this on 1000aircraftphotos -

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...pton/5783L.jpg

Does anyone out there have any photos of VH-PFT in her "Civilian Clothing", so that I could finish the Monogram kit as the aircraft I was silly enough to leap out of?

TIA, Jamie