Ex G-ACWJ. Privately owned but tested by the Dutch army during an exercise on 7 July 1936. Pilot Lt Hein Schmidt-Crans crashed at Soesterberg that afternoon, suffering a downdraft and hitting two busses filled with children. No one was hurt but the autogyro was 'crushed'. Registration cancelled in January 1938. Wreck returned to Cierva at Hanworth in 1938. Impressed as AP508 in June 1940 for radar calibration work. Ditched off Seaton by P/O Raymond Pullin on 16 April 1941. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

Tickets were sold for the landing of the autogyro, flown by Hein Schmidt Crans, inside the stadium of the 1928 Olympics, but most spectators watched the approach from outside. Take-off from the ground was not permitted. G-ACWJ registered on 24 July 1934. Sold to Dutch banker and pilot Jacob Mees. To PH-HHH in January 1935. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)