The Cessna 180 c/n 32496 was built in 1956 allocated N6599A but flight tested as N11B before going new to the Royal Flying Doctor Service at Perth as VH-FDP from 27-07-1956 and with a change of registration to VH-FDN in May of 1963.
It was re-registered prior to sale as VH-BDN2 on 18-10-1967 to B B Forrester of Carnarvon.
As seen at Parafield 14-06-1976.
It then moved on to M Valentine of Woomera SA and then to the Berrima District Aero Club at Bowra NSW from 11-03-1977.
As seen at Parafield 14-06-1976.It then moved on to M Valentine of Woomera SA and then to the Berrima District Aero Club at Bowra NSW from 11-03-1977.
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Above. I noted it at Camden NSW on 14-03-1977 in Berrima District Aero Club marks.
J M Blair of Mittagong NSW listed it in 1978 and then it was listed back with the Berrima Aero Club Group by 1986.
Seen at Goulburn 05-11-1986 Tony Arbon
It was ferried from Australia, via Norfolk Island, into Auckland on 13-11-1994 for certification through Airflite South at Taieri and became ZK-BDR2 on 28-11-1994 and was then listed to Pukaki Inns Ltd of Twizel on 08-12-1994.
Caught at Bendrose Station 04-04-1995.
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At Te Anau 15-02-1996.
In the Omarama hangar 31-12-1999.
At Nelson 19-05-2008.
At Alexandra on 18-03-2023 was the Cessna 180 ZK-BDR2 c/n 32496 which was transferred to Stacey Radford of Queenstown since August of 2009.It is receiving some TLC from 'Hippie'.
Hey Dave Paull, what an informative blurb on BDR. So cool.to meet you a few weeks ago. Have fun, rgds. . . . Hippy!
ReplyDeleteI came across this blog and the wonderful info on 180 ZK-BDR, formally VH-BDN as I have a conection to it. My father, Basil Forrester of Marrilla Station, Carnarvon Western Australia owned this plane from 1967 to 1975 having bought it from the Royal Flying Doctor Service and I spent quite a few hours as a youngster getting flown arround the North West in it.
ReplyDeleteWould love to know where she is now.
Is she still in Queenstown with Stacey Radford?
Many thanks
Mark Forrester
Kanandah Station
Kalgoorlie
Western Australia
Yep Still listed to Stacey of Queenstown
ReplyDelete. Don't think it is based there though. Maybe Cromwell or Alexandra.