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01/15/2002. Remarks by Ron Dupas: In December 2001 I was fortunate to
have been contacted by Mr. Ed Coates who told me that he had
"hundreds of VH- stuff" (Australian aircraft) but didn't
want to inundate me with photos I didn't want. I think you'll agree
with me that if the rest of his "stuff" is as good as those
presented here, whether US, Australian or any other, then please,
"inundate!" Ed Coates was born in the UK and emigrated to
Australia in the early 1950's. He then moved to the US in 1956,
residing primarily in California. Over the past forty years he has
lived in Taiwan, China, Kualu Lumpar and Saudi Arabia. Ed is now
retired in North Carolina. He has a large collection of VH-
registered aircraft of the 40's and 50's era. In the late 50's-60's
visited most Southern California airfields photographing aircraft. |