Imported new in 1974 and here registered to Edmonton based L A M P (Lutheran Association Of Missionaries And Pilots) with their logo on the tail. The logo is a 3/4 rear view of a high wing type on skis and on some aircraft the initials L A M P are integrated into the aircraft silhouette. Springbank/AB (CYBW) based in 2023, with different ownership.

This Skywagon was exported to France on 13 December 1977

Year built:- 1974

This Cessna A185F, C-GKNI, was imported to Canada in 1978 and operated by Tyee Airways Ltd., of Sechelt, BC from January 1990 to January 1993. It flew in the BC interior with Columbia River Shake & Shingle based out of Nakusp, then joined the fleet of Tyee's local rival Thunderbird Air (1987) Inc. in December 1987. Long-time Tyee Airways owner/pilot Al Campbell is standing next to the aircraft on the dock. In 2023, C-GKNI was still in commercial operation as part of the fleet of Amik Aviation Ltd. based at St. Andrews Airport, north of Winnipeg.

In 1979, bush pilot Bob Ambrose's Norcrown Air was operating this Cessna A185F, C-GHEP and Pilatus Turbo Porter CF-ZIZ on floats from a lake near Ross River, YT serving tourists, canoeists and exploration companies. One of his 1979 contracts was supporting Cominco's large regional mineral exploration in the MacKenzie Mountains. This Cessna was photographed at the old fur trading post at Pelly Lakes, 120 km east of Ross River, where Cominco has a seasonal base with a Bell Jet Ranger. C-GHEP was built in 1963 and imported to Canada in 1974. It was in cancelled from the CCAR in Apr 2019. This is the prototype Cessna A185F - hence the unusual c/n.

Alton Downs is a cattle station (ranch) in the north-east corner of South Australia adjoining the Simpson desert. Not to be confused with Alton Downs, a locality on the Central Queensland coast. Photo by: Alan MacDonald

Gregory Springs is a cattle station (ranch) in central Queensland. The hangar houses Cessna 182 VH-PKV. Photo by: Alan MacDonald

The aircraft was about to be resprayed and the new British registration G-SAUO applied. Sadly it was destroyed in a crash near Henley on Thames on 30th August 2022, fortunately the two occupants were not seriously injured

After a year on the Australian register as VH-MFX in 1988/85, P2-MFX took up its former Papua New Guinea registration again. It has since become P2-MAZ. Mike Madden photo