Used to keep crews current is this and two other AW-139s.

The markings are for a Cessna 180 lost by the Army in Vietnam in 1968. VH-WGD never saw military service.

On static display at the Avalon Airshow 2011

This Cessna 180 was built for the Australian Army. Allocated the 'trade-plate' N5040E for testing, it was delivered on 20 April 1959 and allocated the serial A98-340. It initially served with 16 AOP Flight and later with 161 Recce Squadron. Sold on 20 August 1975 to the Victorian Forestry Department and registered VH-TVA(2), but quickly on-sold. The current owner flew it extensively in New Guinea in the '60s. Seen at the Centenary of Military Aviation airshow.

This Cessna 180 was built for the Australian Army. Allocated the 'trade-plate' N5040E for testing, it was delivered on 20 April 1959 and allocated the serial A98-340. It initially served with 16 AOP Flight and later with 161 Recce Squadron. Sold on 20 August 1975 to the Victorian Forestry Department and registered VH-TVA(2), but quickly on-sold. The current owner flew it extensively in New Guinea in the '60s. Since I last photographed it the original Army colour scheme has been restored.

VH-TVC was bought from the Australia Army by the Victorian Forestry Department, which oddly decided to operate it as a warbird. However it did add dayglow paint to the roundels to make the aircraft more visible should it come down in a forest. It was reregistered VH-HQA in December 1986, by which time it had a more conventional warbird owner.

Built in the USA in 1958 and entered te Australian register on the 15th January 1976. this 180A is now located at Kyneton Victoria Australia.