London to Perth(Aust.) in a Miles M28 (1950)
Hi all,
I am doing some research on a flight that was conducted by two gentlemen in a Miles Mercury (4 seats, 150hp single engined) in 1950 from Lymme Airport (near Dover) to Maylands airport at Perth, Western Australia. The aircraft was bought (second hand) from Shackleton's of London. The Australian registration was VH-BBK which was entered onto the Australian Register before leaving England. The owner Frank Burt and his friend Lachlan McTaggart, both from Australian Pastoral families, flew the aircraft to Australia departing 4th Nov 1950.
Does anyone have any info regarding this flight. I know they went to France then flew down the coast to the Mediterranean. Even for 1950 it seems quite a feat, and I hope that there is some info out there that may piece some of the jigsaw puzzle that I have.
Thank you in advance for any snippets.