VH-SFN  SIAI-Marchetti SF.260                                (c/n  122)

                                    

                                         VH-SFN came in as a contestant of the 1969 England-Australia Air Race.  David Carter saw
                                         it at Bankstown (photo below) right after its arrival.      The photo above is by Tony Arbon at
                                         Bankstown   This SF.260 was one of only two such machines registered in Australia.   This
                                         one was initially registered OO-HEI when new, before going to the UK as G-AXKA.  It only
                                         remained in Australia for just over a year having been registered -SFN  in January 1972.  It
                                         was sold overseas (possibly in the Philippines) in February 1973