VH-DJW (2)
Cessna A188 Agwagon
(c/n 188-0068)
Here's an interesting shot from the Geoff Goodall
collection of a Cessna Agwagon being assembled
by
Rex Aviation at Bankstown in October 1966. This aircraft was part
of the first batch of five crated
Agwagons to be sent out to Australia. Since the
aircraft had been ordered by John Forrest Pty Ltd
of Carnamah, WA it was quickly repainted as
VH-CJF before being registered and delivered to the
customer
on 17 November of that year. Officially, therefore, it never was
VH-DJW.
(Actually this this was the second -DJW rego to be 'not taken
up', the first being a Cessna 182G
Skylane which
was also re-assigned when delivered and, in fact, it would be seven
years before the
mark was given
- to a Cessna A150L Aerobat).