Capt William Lancaster and Mrs Keith "Chubbie" Miller prior to departure on their England - Australia flight. They crashed on take-off Muntok, Batavia 10 Jan 1928; repaired at Singapore and flight restarted 13 Mar 1928; arrived Darwin 19 Mar 1928. UK Registration G-EBTU belatedly cancelled 2.12.30. Re-registered in Australia as G-AUTU 30 May 1928, re-registered VH-UTU 20 Sept 1930. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by fire after crash-landing at Singleton, NSW 6 June 1936.

85 hp ADC Cirrus II engine, built 1927, certificated 18 Jan 1927 for the Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Hamble, Hants. Crashed 30 Aug 1928 after striking a tall flagpole on final approach to Hamble, pilot was Miss Bessie Grace, granddaughter of the cricketer W G Grace. Repaired. Finally w/o 1 June 1934 when the pilot attempted a landing in too short a field at Stevenage and collided with the boundary hedge.

Ex G-EBTU which was flown by Captain W.N. Lancaster and Mrs J. Miller from the UK to Australia in 1928. The aircraft was sold in Australia becoming VH-UTU. Destroyed by fire after an accident at Singleton, NSW on June 6, 1936. Photo from: Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

'Probably also issued c/n R3/AV/412.' Ex G-EBUG, flown from Cape Town to London during the first half of 1928 by Lady Heath. Then taken over by Amelia Earhart and shipped to America where she flew it with G-EBUG still worn on the fuselage and '7083' on the rudder. This is a later photo, allegedly taken as late as 1937 although NC7083 was cancelled in 1936. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection

The plane the centre of a 1920s scandal. Flown by Capt Lancaster from the UK to Australia, the adventurous pilot was accompanied by Mrs Miller, a married woman. The Avian was added to the Australian register as G-AUTU and later VH-UTU. Lancaster and Miller moved to the US where he was charged with the murder of another Mrs Miller's lovers. Acquitted, Lancaster returned to the UK and record flight attempts, dying of thirst in 1933 when he force-landed in the Sahara. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

Reregistered VH-UHX by August 1930. Registration lapsed in 1936 but was renewed in October 1937. -UHX was withdrawn from use in December 1948 before returning to the register in September the next year. The registration was cancelled for the final time in 1951. Photo from: State Library of Queensland