The dying wish of Tasmanian pilot Lloyd Jones MBE, the first person to land a plane on Lake Pedder beach in the late 1940s, was to have his ashes scattered over that pristine sand.
However in 1972, the renowned pink quartzite beach was flooded for a new hydroelectric scheme, triggering one of the nation's first major environmental struggles.
But last Friday, 14 years after Mr Jones's death, his friends, family and members of Tasmania's Aero Club finally fulfilled his wish to have his ashes scattered from a plane flying over south-west Lake Pedder, as it is today.
Mr Jones was a member of the Nos 92 and 93 Beaufighter Squadrons near the end of World War II and later pioneered the Aero Club in southern Tasmania.
Flying all over the state, Mr Jones was well known for his aerial photography of Tasmania's south-west wilderness.
But it was his work in the community that earned him the Member of the British Empire (MBE) bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II.
"My father did a lot of air rescue work before the days of flying doctors," daughter Jennifer Rayner said.
"He would be called out to rescue people when it wasn't safe to reach them any other way.
"He saw so much of the state which wasn't accessible ... he'd often make food drops to bushwalkers as well."
To Ms Rayner, Mr Jones was an adoring father.
Listening to his daring flying tales and sitting with him in light aircraft as they took off are some of her fondest childhood memories.
"It was always very exciting because the aircrafts were very small and it's an amazing feeling to be up in the air in one of these things," she said.
Go-cart crash grounds Mr Jones
But tragedy struck in 1960 when an accident that almost cost Mr Jones his life ended his flying career.
During a quiet afternoon at the Aero Club headquarters, Mr Jones took a spin in a go-cart around an empty hanger.
Unfortunately, he crashed into a heavy metal hanger door.
Many worried Mr Jones might not live from his injuries.
Paralysed down the right side of his body, he made a slow recovery but never regained his full capacity to speak and had to use a walking stick for the rest of his life.
Ms Rayner said the accident was very hard on her father.
"He couldn't fly again because of his injuries. That was very difficult for him," she said.
Ms Rayner said she was happy she could fulfil her father's dream while also celebrating the Aero club's 70th anniversary.
"He was the first instructor of the Aero Club and trained many young pilots and he was very proud of it," she said.
"I think he'd still be very proud of it today."
Mr Jones died aged 88.
