London to Perth(Aust.) in a Miles M28 (1950)
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Miles Mercury M28
Hi,
I just had an email from the daughter of Frank Burt.
I have sent her a lot of information, and also asked if she could trace the whereabouts, or what happened, to the number 2 and the number 4.
will update when I hear.
My Miles will Again this summer be flown over Jutland (Denmark) from and to my farmstrip,- where I have had visitors in Miles aircrafts, Peter "hair" Holloway and Peter Bishop in their Messengers. 3 Miles on the same grassstrip..........................
all the best
Hans Kolby Hansen
I just had an email from the daughter of Frank Burt.
I have sent her a lot of information, and also asked if she could trace the whereabouts, or what happened, to the number 2 and the number 4.
will update when I hear.
My Miles will Again this summer be flown over Jutland (Denmark) from and to my farmstrip,- where I have had visitors in Miles aircrafts, Peter "hair" Holloway and Peter Bishop in their Messengers. 3 Miles on the same grassstrip..........................
all the best
Hans Kolby Hansen
Hi Airmuster,
This is the aircraft that used to be at wangaratta in the museum. It was a messenger similar to the mercury but with a fixed undercarriage and two rudders instead of three. I believe it is under restoration here in Victoria. I am certain there was no mercury in Drage Airworld.
here is a picture of your fathers mercury VH BBK
this is a good link detailing the history of all the messengers/mercury's that made it to Australia
MILES MESSENGER IN AUSTRALIA
it says here that on 7/8/56
the registration of VH BBK was Changed to VH KCH
then on 30/10/56
the ownership changed to W. Gall, "Langawirra" Station Broken Hill NSW
then 20/11/58
It was Struck-off Register as "reduced to spares"
So it could still be hiding in a shed somewhere!!!
Hi Kolby! another one for the miles club here! interesting machine the mercury!
This is the aircraft that used to be at wangaratta in the museum. It was a messenger similar to the mercury but with a fixed undercarriage and two rudders instead of three. I believe it is under restoration here in Victoria. I am certain there was no mercury in Drage Airworld.
here is a picture of your fathers mercury VH BBK
this is a good link detailing the history of all the messengers/mercury's that made it to Australia
MILES MESSENGER IN AUSTRALIA
it says here that on 7/8/56
the registration of VH BBK was Changed to VH KCH
then on 30/10/56
the ownership changed to W. Gall, "Langawirra" Station Broken Hill NSW
then 20/11/58
It was Struck-off Register as "reduced to spares"
So it could still be hiding in a shed somewhere!!!
Hi Kolby! another one for the miles club here! interesting machine the mercury!
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you should make enquiries of the librarians at the Battye Library in Perth WA.
you may find photos of the original flight tucked away there.
I was shown photos of Butler's Comper Swift flight by one of the librarians.
amazing what they have tucked away in the archives.
you may find photos of the original flight tucked away there.
I was shown photos of Butler's Comper Swift flight by one of the librarians.
amazing what they have tucked away in the archives.
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Here's the biography of Nancy Leebold who ferried VH-WYN from London to Australia in 1955.
Biography - Nancy Lorna Leebold - Australian Dictionary of Biography
She didn't get much of a mention in the news for her feat. I guess it was all a bit ho-hum by then.
23 Jun 1955 - England-Australia By Woman Pilot
Biography - Nancy Lorna Leebold - Australian Dictionary of Biography
She didn't get much of a mention in the news for her feat. I guess it was all a bit ho-hum by then.
23 Jun 1955 - England-Australia By Woman Pilot
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Thanks so much , that's given us some great information to follow up on.
Was talking to my sister tonight on email and she told me about your post..
Really appreciate your time putting the info together..
Cheers for now
Rob
Was talking to my sister tonight on email and she told me about your post..
Really appreciate your time putting the info together..
Cheers for now
Rob
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The Story may have finished
I rang the family at Langawirra Station , they do remember the Miles #2 however the ownership their father had seems to have been short-lived. Their father did purchase the Miles , but on a test flight the pilot (not Mr Gall) had a wheels up landing and the plane was written off. Some of the parts made it back to the station , but in general i'm guessing the rest probably ended up as landfill. An unfortunate end but we now have a fair idea that the aircraft is not sitting in a shed somewhere.
Thanks to all who helped us with the Information to locate it. Perhaps if we ever make it to Denmark we'll look Kolby up for a peak at his Mercury..
Thanks to all who helped us with the Information to locate it. Perhaps if we ever make it to Denmark we'll look Kolby up for a peak at his Mercury..
