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India Four Two has it.
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It is the Avro Avian Southern Cross Junior (G-ABCF) in which Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in 1930 (9-19 October) broke Hinkler's 1928 15 1/2-day record solo flight from England to Australia in a time of 9 days 22 hours (London - Darwin) .
Route: London - Rome - Athens - Aleppo - Bushire - Karachi - Allahabad - Rangoon - Singapore - Surabaya - Atamboea (Timor) - Darwin - Cloncurry - Brisbane - Sydney.
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It is the Avro Avian Southern Cross Junior (G-ABCF) in which Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in 1930 (9-19 October) broke Hinkler's 1928 15 1/2-day record solo flight from England to Australia in a time of 9 days 22 hours (London - Darwin) .
Route: London - Rome - Athens - Aleppo - Bushire - Karachi - Allahabad - Rangoon - Singapore - Surabaya - Atamboea (Timor) - Darwin - Cloncurry - Brisbane - Sydney.
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Mel,
Is that an original Avro panel or was it custom fitted for Kingsford-Smith? Except for the compass, it has a very US look to it.
I don't have a suitable picture ready. First come, first served.
Is that an original Avro panel or was it custom fitted for Kingsford-Smith? Except for the compass, it has a very US look to it.
I don't have a suitable picture ready. First come, first served.
Wrong colour, though.
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Apparently the Avro Avian IVA in which Sir Charles Kingsford Smith broke the London-Darwin record was later used by Guy Lambton Menzies the Australian aviator when he undertook the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931. It was Menzies who renamed the aircraft to the "Southern Cross Junior". Fearing he might be denied permission for the flight, Menzies informed the authorities and his family that he was flying to Perth. Instead, he left Sydney at 1 am on January 7th, 1931, and headed for Blenheim, New Zealand. Poor weather forced Menzies off course, and after 11 hours and 45 minutes he crash-landed upside-down in the La Fontaine Swamp near Hari Hari on New Zealand's west coast. Despite the unfortunate landing, he had broken Smith and Ulm's time by 2½ hours.The aircraft was then shipped back to Sydney but is reported to have crashed on the 12th April 1931and I believe written off.
IndiaFour Two asked:- Is that an original Avro panel or was it custom fitted for Kingsford-Smith? Except for the compass, it has a very US look to it.
I personally am unable to answer that question, I should imagine it was a custom built panel to suit Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. Can anyone advise?
IndiaFour Two asked:- Is that an original Avro panel or was it custom fitted for Kingsford-Smith? Except for the compass, it has a very US look to it.
I personally am unable to answer that question, I should imagine it was a custom built panel to suit Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. Can anyone advise?
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Unique, yes, but very similar to Avro Canada's C-102 Jetliner, the cockpit of which is all that remains, and it is on display at Canada's National Museum of Flight in Ottawa.
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Kitbag has it, for it is the last remains of the Avro Ashton, descendent of the 1945 Avro Tudor.
Only the fuselage remains and it is kept in open storage; Not conducive to longevity.
The Ashton was a jet powered taildragger, whereas the very similar Avro Canada had 'conventional' undercarriage for an aeroplane of this size.
Only the fuselage remains and it is kept in open storage; Not conducive to longevity.
The Ashton was a jet powered taildragger, whereas the very similar Avro Canada had 'conventional' undercarriage for an aeroplane of this size.
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I have to go to Cranwell on Jun 5 so will try and get one if nobody comes up with one meanwhile. I got the museum in question their pretty red Wessex nose door a few years ago so I am sure a little payback would not go amiss. It is not open to the public normally.
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Avro Ashton Cockpit
I have a copy of a photograph of the cockpit of an Avro Ashton Mk1. I could publish it or leave it for a later quiz.How do people feel?
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I happened to recognise it, but there can`t be that many modern aircraft of that class with a piston engine. There's a Firecracker still active at a US Test Pilots School I believe.
On a more gentle note.. I came across this today..
On a more gentle note.. I came across this today..
(My server is being upgraded this week, so this image may not available temporarily)
