VH-KQD Cessna A188 Agwagon
(c/n 188-0247)
I do wish Rex Aviation had
painted a longer tail to the 'Q' (Quebec) rego on this Agwagon when
they
assembled it at Bankstown in November 1969. Only a very close
inspection can differentiate it from
an 'O'
(Oscar). Anyway, when the above shot was
taken at Narrabri, NSW by Ray Deerness in
March 1970 the
aircraft was operated by Narrabri Air
Taxis. This turned out to be its
only owner
since
it was written off in a crash near that locale on 8 September 1976 when
it struck power lines
whilst spraying and was destroyed in the resultant fire..
Fortunately the pilot escaped unhurt. Mike
Vincent
photographed the remains (below) at Narrabri at the end of September
1976.
