England-Australia (solo), 1930 Flt Lt Cedrick Waters Hill, from RAF Henlow, on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy"). Left Lympne October 5. Crashed near Atamboea October 17. Resumed flight December 9, reached Port Darwin December 10. Time 7 weeks 5 days. His Gypsy Moth, G-ABEN, was sold in Australia the following March and became VH-UPV; Mrs Lores Bonney then used it to make a solo Australia-England flight 10.4.33-21.6.33. |