VH-RNT (2) Beech 35-C33
Debonair
(c/n CD-844)
Registered to the Royal Newcastle Aero Club in April 1965, VH-RNT was
the flagship of the fleet
. David
Carter saw it at Port Macquarie during an air show on April 11, 1971.
By the mid 1970s
the club had disposed of it and it was flying out of Merredin, in rural
Western Australia . –RNT
was
withdrawn from use in September 2011, its final owner, Willans
Frederick, and operator,
Rod
Blievers, are both enthusiasts of the DHC-1 Chipmunks (VH-SSJ and –MMS
respectively)
.
Frederick also owns Globe Swift VH-UAU. Both men are
Queenslanders.