VH-CDO CAC CA28 Ceres B
(c/n 5)
This Ceres was originally to
have been VH-CEF, but, in the event, was delivered under a
Super Spread rego sequence
as
VH-SSZ . It then
operated in West Australia with
"Shell
Chemical (Aust) Pty Ltd Spraying
Service" titles. In 1964 it was acquired by Coondair Pty
Ltd of
Tintinara, SA and re-registered VH-CDO, as seen in Geoff
Goodall's shot above
taken at Parafield in January
1966. Following several other owners over the years it was
written off in a crash near
Grafton, NSW in September 1979. One of these operators was
Airland Improvements of Cootamundra and Wagga. The shot below,
from Geoff's collection,
shows it at Jerilderie, NSW in November
1975. Finally, following that is a photo by Danny
Tanner taken at Coffs
Harbour, NSW in July 1977 showing the remains of -CDO
Geoff
Goodall indicates that the wings of this Ceres were acquired by
Matthew Grigg of Ballarat,
Victoria for a possible Wirraway restoration project
sometime. .
