Operated by Air Trips. British Empire Air Displays air display held at Westwood Heath near Coventry. Between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators saw an accident to Miss Pauline Gower flying her Spartan Three Seater, G-ABKK, the aircraft was written off that afternoon when it was hit by Lionel Gray in his Avro 504N, G-AECR. They were taking off at the same time but in different directions. The Avro landed safely but the Spartan crashed in a wheat field and Pauline Gower was badly injured. The aircraft was not repaired and written off.

VH-UMP was registered for two years from December 1929 to December 1931 when its registration expired. The Goldenia brand of tea has passed into history. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

Withdrawn from use in 2017. Had been on loan to the Ashburton Aviation Museum but not currently listed as an exhibit. ZK-ABK first appeared to the NZ register in 1929 but was off the register from 1940 to 2008 after an accident, a long period of storage and a rebuild. Tony Arbon photo.

ZK-ABL crashed at Tauranga, August 16, 1936. At the time of the photo Wanaka did not have an aerodrome. First airstrip was near Mt Iron in the late 1940s, since replaced by the current airport. Howard Haugh Collection photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia