VH-RXZ Cessna
150G
()c/n 15066751)
Allocated N2851S at Cessna, VH-RXZ was shipped to Australia and joined
the register
in December
1967. When David Carter photographed it home base at
Belmont, New-
castle, in June 1970 it was with Aeropelican, and remained with them
until at least the latter
part of
that decade. Since the full corporate
name of that enterprise was Aeropelican
Intercity Commuter Air Service (Pty) Ltd, it seems an odd type of
aircraft, unless it was a
company hack Did it really carry revenue passengers?
. Aeropelican's main route was
historically between Sydney and Belmont, on Newastle's southern
suburbs, with high
frequency service, later using Twin Otters. In fact,
Aeropelican originally owned this
airport.. Anyway, -RXZ was still current in January
2017 and operating from a remote
farming property near Cobar in far western NSW.