VH-FRE   Cessna 180G Skywagon                                    (c/n  18051376)                                    

                                     

                                          Another entry in the Retailers' Warana Air Race for 1970 was this Skywagon, seen in the image
                                          above by John Wheatley, taken at Archerfield.   The fuselage placard reads 'Rex Aviation Group'.
                                          It crashed at Yilui in Papua/New Guinea in August 1966, but was repaired and restored to the
                                          register in July 1970.  However, in July 1979 it pranged again, in Roma Queensland and was
                                          written off for good.