Aircraft Photo of G-EBTU | Avro 594 Avian III | AirHistory.net #772578
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-EBTU
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 594/616 Avian
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 594/616 Avian
Aircraft Version:Avro 594 Avian III
C/n (msn):R3/AV/125
Aircraft Name:Red Rose
Location
City / Airport:London - Croydon (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGGC   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:14 October 1927
Photo from:Gordon Riley Collection
Photo ID: 772578
Photo Comment

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.

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