Built with a Gipsy Major engine later replaced with a Genet Major as seen in the photo. Seen here on the first around Australia commercial flight. VH-UNS crashed on January 30, 1937 at Essendon, Victoria. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

Sold in Australia as VH-UYA. Engine reliability problems resulted in the operator cancelling the lease. The aircraft was shipped back Germany in August where it became D-AREY. The photo shows it arriving in Australia at the end of its three-week delivery flight. An engine failed just before landing resulting in it swinging off the runway. D-AGEY became bogged and a tractor and manpower was used to extract it. It took about five weeks before a replacement engine arrived from Germany by sea. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

A4-47 was one of four Ansons from 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron deployed to Darwin to assist three Wellesley aircraft from the RAF Long Range Development Unit that had flown in non-stop from Egypt. The Ansons accompanied the aircraft on their travels around Australia. A4-47 served with the RAAF until it was stored in 1945. Disposed of in 1947. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

D-2160 was flown solo to Australia by Elly Beinhorn. She was flying around the world in sections, with the aircraft shipped when the water crossing was too great. D-2160 was returned by sea to Germany from Brazil. Beinhorn was acclaimed as a national hero on her return home. She subsequently undertook other long-distance flights but not in the Klemm, the fate of which is not known. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

Sold in Australia as VH-UQB. Returned to the UK in 1974 and restored to the register as G-ABDW. Now displayed at the Royal Scottish Museum, East Fortune, as VH-UQB. Photo from: National Library of Australia

The green DH.88 Comet of Owen Cathcart Jones and Ken Walter refuelling at Darwin during the London to Melbourne Air Race. Cathcart Jones is standing on the wing. G-ACSR finished fourth, over 36 hours behind the red Comet of Scott and Campbell Black. Photo from: Museums Victoria

When VH-USC arrived at Darwin in October 1934 work was proceeding at full speed to finish the new Qantas hangar in time for the Mildenhall-Melbourne air race later that month. VH-USC was sold to MMA in July 1938, then went to the RAAF in 1940 as A31-5. It returned to the register and Qantas in March 1942. Crashed Darwin October 9, 1944. Parap airport closed in 1946 when civil operations were transferred to the RAAF base. Hangar now a car museum in MacDonald Street. The runway became Ross Smith Avenue. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales