VH-CPU Piper PA-25 Pawnee 235B
(c/n 25-3607)
Ex ZK-CNA. See VH-CPT for details of Dunn's Aviation
operation. The above shot, by Geoff
Goodall, was taken
at Ballidu in August 1975. This company later adopted a mustard
yellow
paint scheme
and this can be seen in the shot of all three of them (below) at
Jandakot in February
1978, possibly
on the occasion of Dunn's bringing them into Perth for major
inspections. Following
that is another
Goodall shot of the Pawnee as it first came in from New
Zealand. I debated putting
this
out on my ZK- collection, which currently ceases in the mid ZK-Bs (when
my association with
that
register ended). However, I decided, if I did that,
I'd have to make an endeavor to fill in all
the other
1960s/70s ZK- regos, and I don't have enough time to do that, even
assuming I could
find suitable
sources. I'll therefore leave it appended to this entry.
Of the three Dunn's Pawnees
-CPU is
the only one still flying and is now owned by the Southern Cross
Gliding Club, Inc based
at Camden,
NSW, ending its days, as did many ex crop sprayers, as a glider
tug. Craig Murray
took a contemporary
shot of it (foot of the page) at Camden in July 2007, by now
sporting high-
lift drooped
wing tips.