NB. Only six Mercurys were built, two of which ended their days in Australia. Photos of Frank Burts aircraft here.
VH-BBK
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac...mz/VH-PMG.html
History of the airframes.
Mercury 1 M.28 U-0232 Dismantled England 1942 U-0232 Known History: Built in 1941, and then first flown by George Miles on 11 July 1941; Dismantled and the fuselage & tail unit used for prototype M.38 Messenger in 1942; NO
Mercury 2 M.28 G-AJVX HM583 Untraced Perth Australia 1951 VH-BBK U-0237 Known History: Built at Woodley in 1942 and used by Miles Aircraft for communication duties; In 1947, civilianised as G-AJVX and fitted with 150hp Blackburn Cirrus Major III; On the 11th December 1947 CoA issued to the Hulland Gravel Co. Ltd, Burnaston; In 1950 sold to J.E. Nicholson, Croft. Flown to Perth, Australia by F. Burt in November 1950 as VH-BBK; On the 17th January 1951 it arrived in Perth after 64 days;
Mercury 3 M.28 4684 G-AISH U-0242 Scrapped England 1948 PW937 Known History: Built in 1943 and initially flown as U-0242 and later as PW937; In December 1946 the registration G-AISH was reserved, however it was scrapped in February 1948; NO
Mercury 4 M.28 4685 G-AGVX U-0243 Untraced Australia 1953 HB-EED VH-AKH VH-AKC Known History: Built at Woodley in 1944 and first flown as U-0243; In November 1945 registered to Miles Aircraft Ltd as G-AGVX; Used by Miles Aircraft Ltd for communications duties; On the 26th April 1946 the CoA was issued; In April 1947 sold to Aerotaxi AG Zurich: HB-EED; In March 1948 it was restored to H.W.H. Moore; It then had five subsequent owners before being sold in Australia in January 1953 as VH-AKH, later VH-AKC;
Mercury 5 M.28 6697 G-AJFE Crashed Denham England 1955 HB-EEF Known History: Built at Woodley in 1947; On the 28th October 1947 the CoA was issued to K. Hole, White Waltham; Sold to J.F. Schumaker, Geneva on an unknown date; In June 1951 registered as HB-EEF; In December 1954 restored to A.T.C. Carey, Denham; Dbr in a forced landing at West Hyde, Bucks on 13th March 1955; NO
Mercury 6 M.28 6268 G-AHAA Airworthy Turweston England 2000 D-EHAB OY-ALW Known History: Built at Woodley in 1946; On the 3rd May 1946 the CoA was issued; 1946-48 to BEA; In 1946 it was used as the personnel aircraft of the Chairman of BEAC until April 1948; 1947 used by Airways Aero Association?; In March 1948 to K.E. Millard & Co. Ltd, Wolverhampton; In November 1954 bought by F.G.Miles; During September 1956 to Hans Kublbeck, Augsburg, Germany as D-EHAB (Sold in Germany by Adie Aviation Ltd); Circa 1968 to H. Kirchner, Frankfurt; In 1976 to Hans Kolby Hansen, Lem; 1979-82 noted at the Dansk Veteranflysamlung, Skjern as OY-ALW; Unknown when registered as OY-ALW; Owner flew it to the UK in 1998, and it was initially based at Woodford. Now based at Turweston.