treadigraph,
Thank you for that. Yes, it was John Morris and I do still have the book but it is in storage elsewhere.
Sir George,
Yes, the aircraft was designed by Neville Shute.
And if this was the aircraft that was flown by Tiger Club members then it is the one that John Morris flew to the UK. I am delighted by the thought that it is to be restored. The book was one of many that fired my imagination and led me to learn to fly