Harry Butler's 'Red Devil' preserved in its own building in country South Australian town, Minlaton. Harry Butler flew this across Gulf St Vincent on August 6 1919, carrying an 18kg (40 lb) bag of mail for delivery in Minlaton - the first over water flight in SA. The wind that morning blew at 110 km/h (60 kts) and the very risky, but successful, flight took 60 minutes. Shipping in the gulf had been alerted to keep a lookout and he'd reluctantly agreed to wear an inflated inner tube around him in case he had to ditch, something that was expected! The return flight on August 11 took 27 mins.

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