VH-EXA  Dornier Do.28B-1 Skyservant                           (c/n   3071)

                                    

                                       This rather "cluttered" Richard Maclean shot was taken against the background of the old hangars
                                       at Essendon in 1967.  Geoff Goodall's shot (below), taken at Parafield, Adelaide in September of
                                       the prior year is clearer, whilst the evocative shot at the foot of the page taken in PNG by Ben
                                       Dannecker shows it receiving some attention by a couple of local lads.  The rather oddly-designed
                                       STOL light transport was originally registered in Germany as D-IDUN.  It became VH-ATR shortly
                                       after this shot was taken, and was reputedly sold in Israel in 1972 (although a Do.28 does not appear
                                       on any historic 4X- registers I have on hand, so possibly it went to the IDFAF?