VH-CJG  Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow                     (c/n  28R-30163)

                                     

                                           The retractable gear Cherokee was called the Arrow.  In Piper's official nomenclature 'Cherokee
                                           Arrow' up until the Arrow III when the 'Cherokee' bit was dropped.      VH-CJG was one of the
                                           first of its kind imported into Australia, being registered on 12 January 1968 to a Melbourne private
                                           owner.    It is seen above at Portland, Victoria when virtually brand new in this shot from the Geoff
                                           Goodall collection.  It was wrecked in a fatal accident later that year at Narrogin, WA when it struck
                                           trees on take off on 27 December 1968.