Adastra
Field Crews photographed in Townsville on 7th August 1970. Aircraft
are (L to R) Aero Commander VH-AGA, Hudson VH-AGS and Cessna 206 VH-DGD.
Hudson VH-AGX is out of the photo. The signwriting on the nose of
AGS reads as follows:
"Featherington-Kite
open basket-weave flying machine for Gentlemen Mark II"
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Brian Costello
recalls that the nose art was done by Peter Shute and that "Jack
McDonald was not too pleased but we had polished the whole aircraft
with Turtle Wax which went some way toward atonement."
Brian has also identified Roger Knight in the photograph. This
image is scanned from a poor quality print. Does anyone have
a better image?
See
also Hudson Nose Art
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Personnel are (L to R):
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Brian
Costello
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Roger
Knight
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Mark
Leardet
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Mike
Wood
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Ron
Pearce
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Sid
Thompson
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Geoff
Dunne
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Peter
Shute
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Lionel
Van Praag
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Fred
Ellis
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Jock
Head
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John
Murray
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Vic
Petersen
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Peter
Cowan
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Photo: Mike Wood
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