VH-EVG
Miles M.11A Whitney Straight
(c/n 319)
This Whitney Straight was originally G-AEVG
and made the long trip from England to Moorabbin,
just
south of Melbourne, Victoria, where these two shots were taken, in
1954. It was owned and
flown by
Bill Strauss and Bob Hantken on a trip which commenced on 13 August and
reached Mel-
bourne on 17 October 1954, after sightseeing along the way*. My
lower shot was taken on 23 Oct,
one week
after the aircraft arrived. Bill sold VH-EVG off after he arrived
and it was withdrawn from
use
in 1958.
* Bill
very kindly sent me a report of the highlights of the trip.
It makes fascinating reading.