VH-PQM    Cessna 172F Skyhawk                                       (c/n  17253353)

                                
                                       
                                      Formerly N5702R, VH-PQM was registered in October 1965.    David Carter’s picture shows
                                      it visiting Bathurst on October 4, 1970.   It was the day of the Hardie Ferodo 500 car race, which
                                      drew visiting aircraft from all over Australia to the rural airport.   In 1976 –PQM was registered to
                                      an owner at Tumby Bay, SA.       It was reregistered VH-AJT in February 2000 and was based
                                      at Toowoomba in November 2016.