Brian Abraham's posted Extract from Ruth Anderson's book was an excellent read and I although cannot totally agree with Fareastdriver, the flight was certainly an achievement.
Most of the Australian's I've met can spell a lot better than most Brits of the same generation (probably including myself) and whilst this forum contains gurus on aviation both modern and historical, a book on the History of the McTaggart Family is unlikely to have been written by an Aviation Expert, so I feel that getting irritated over the spelling of Lympe is actually slightly churlish.
So in the short time before I am flamed/moderated off this thread I hope airmuster is able to expand the story further.
Note to self: Better take a few dried frog pills before coming back to this thread.