| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-RHG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| C/n (msn): | 30-694 |
| Operator Titles: | Bird of Paradise Hotel |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1969 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 25583 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-RHG was the personal aircraft of Wing Commander Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, a World War II fighter ace. After the war he formed Gibbes Sepik Airways in Papua New Guinea. Gibbes sold the airline in 1958 and went on open a string of hotels under the Bird of Paradise name. He left PNG ahead of independence to live on his yacht in the Mediterranean before retiring to Sydney. He gave up flying in 2002, aged 85, and passed away in 2007. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 December 2017, and has since been viewed 736 times. |