One of the final batch of Eagle 300s, this sprayer is still working at the time of uploading. Bellanca Aircraft was originally contracted to manufacture the Eagle at Alexandria in 1979. In 1981, financial troubles with Bellanca saw Eagle Aircraft buy the the building where they were built and hire 72 Bellenca employees to continue production. 95 aircraft had produced when production ceased in 1983.

VH-IFU was registered in June 1978.

VH-FHB was first registered in Australia in January 1976 but is shown in this photograph after its return from Papua New Guinea where it had been P2-FHB. It was damaged in 1984 and was off the register until 1991 being repaired. In 1993 it was sold in the US as N52BH.

The H18 was the last of the Beech 18 models produced by Beechcraft. Only 40 were delivered with conventional tail wheels and the other 109 had the new tri-grear option

VH-EMP was registered in Australia from September 1983 to January 1992 when it became N345LJ.

On a rare visit to London, this was the personal aircraft of Mozambique's president Samora Machel. He was killed aboard the same aircraft when it crashed in the Lebombo mountains at Mbuzini in eastern Transvaal on 19 Oct 86 after navigational problems and a 32-sec GPWS warning

The fourth F-27 built, delivered to Aer Lingus on 19.11.58 as EI-AKB, also served Philippine A/l, Alia, Spantax, Aviaco and WDL before becoming the first large aircraft with Manx in 9.82. Went on to Loganair in 9.83 and back to WDL in 1986. Wfu and used for fire practice at Västerås 4.96. I reckon it looked gorgeous in the Manx colours, like it must have done way back in the old Aer Lingus scheme