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VH-PCF when with Cairns Seaplanes.

Photos: Kihei Kitagawa © 21 September 2008

VH-PCF captured in action by Lenn Bayliss.

Photo: Lenn Bayliss © 2006

VH-PCF visits Nowra for the Air Show.

Photo: Martin Eadie © 26 March 2006

VH-PCF operating off airport.

Photo: John Tabone © April 2006

VH-PCF and the start of an exciting new career in Australia!

Photos: Sean McGuire © July 2005 - via Air Seafari

Photos: Kenneth I. Swartz © May 1987

Photo: Neil Aird © 14 October 2002

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58-2018 N87782 N1348 VH-PCF (C-FFBX) VH-PCF (VH-CZH)

VH-PCF*

• Delivered 03-Jun-1959

• 58-2018 US ARMY • # 1898 • L-20 No: 899 • Command A-16

• Davis Monthan 07-Apr-1972 to 28-Feb-1975

• N87782 Civil Defense, Reno, NV

• N1348 Trail Ridge Air, Anchorage, AK • Thomas E. McGuire

•  Alaska Wilderness Lodge Inc., Tacoma, WA

• Crashed  Nondalton, AK 20-Jun-1995 16:45 ADT en route Kukaklek Lake to Port Alsworth • 4k • ANC95FA078A - Mid air collision.

• fuselage noted outside Sealand on a trailer under tarp, at Campbell River, BC

• 06-Mar-2002 & 14-Oct-2002 • Sealand reconstruction for Air Seafari 2004/2005

• VH-PCF Air Seafari - John A. Tabone, Dee Why, NSW

• Regd 31-Mar-2005 (Initially!) • Canx May-2006

• (C-FFBX)* Sealand Aviation Ltd., Campbell River, BC

• Regd 07-Jun-2005 • Canx 09-Jun-2005

• VH-PCF Air Seafari - John A. Tabone, Dee Why, NSW

• Rregd 16-Jun-2005 (finally!)

• VH-CZH Tropical Aviation Pty., Ltd., Cairns, QLD

• Cairns Seaplanes titles • Note still wearing VH-PCF 21-Sep-2008

• Accident 23-Oct-2010 • AO-2010-082

• Tower resources Pty., Ltd., Mareeba, QLD • Regd 17-Jan-2011

• Status unknown (on rebuild?) •

* Aircraft never carried this "paper" registration.