Famed pilot Charles Kingsford-Smith is on the far left. He broke the UK-Australia solo record in G-ABCF before flying on to Brisbane. ABCF was to become VH-UPT but crashed before that happened. Photo from: David Caughey Collection

Flown from the UK to Australia by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Later flown to New Zealand by Guy Menzies. Returned to Australia and crashed at Sydney airport on April 21, 1931. Briefly fitted with floats. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

Bought by famed aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, G-ABCF was used for record-breaking solo UK-Australia flight in October 1930. Smith sold it to Guy Menzies, who made first solo Australia-New Zealand flight in January 1931. Flight ended with G-ABCF on its back. Until then G-ABCF was a single seater with a fuel tank in front cockpit. Rebuilt as two seater. Crashed at Mascot airport (Sydney International) April 12, 1931, killing pilot and passenger. At time G-ABCF was a landplane. This Milton Kent photo showing it on floats remains unexplained but it might have been in connection with a planned flight to Japan that did not go ahead. Avian never took up allocated marks VH-UPT.