Crashed on a night take-off from Seletar on February 2, 1937. Photo from: Norman Melrose

Struck off charge December 1937. Photo from: Norman Melrose

The Imperial Airways clubhouse in the background. Alor Star, as it was often called then, was a refuelling stop on the way to Singapore. K2087 was passed to the Indian air force. Photo from: Norman Melrose

Note the long-range tanks. Photo from: Norman Melrose

K2129 with long range tanks under the wings suggests this is from 11 Squadron's flight to Singapore and back from its base in Risalpur (now in Pakistan) in January 1935. Photo from: Norman Melrose

Photographed during a flight by 11 Squadron to Singapore and back from its base at Risalpur. Norm Melrose

Passed to the Indian air force. Photo from: Norman Melrose

11 Squadron Harts on a mission to Singapore and back from their base at Risalpur (now in Pakistan). Dawei was known as Tavoy until 1989. The man in the photo is Norman Hector Duff, the father of Norman Melrose who supplied the photo. Sgt Duff lost his life in Anson L9153 when it crashed in Scotland on January 9, 1939. He was a wireless operator. Photo from: Norman Melrose

Flown by Jimmy Doolittle on a trans-USA speed record flight in January 1935 while on lease to Shell. It took up the restricted NR registration again in August 1936 for a double crossing of the Atlantic. Later sold in Spain, ending in the hands of the Nationalists. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia