de Havilland DH.50
The first DH.50 (registered G-EBFN) flew in August 1923 and was used within a few days by Alan Cobham to win a prize for reliability during trial flights between Copenhagen and Gothenburg.Cobham flew the aircraft on a 16,000 mi (25,750 km) flight from Croydon Airport to Cape Town between November 1925 and February 1926.The aircraft was later fitted with twin floats (produced by Short Brothers at Rochester) for a survey flight of Australia in 1926.He was replaced by Sergeant Ward, a Royal Air Force engineer who was given permission to join the flight by his commanding officer.The Chief of the Air Staff, Group Captain Richard Williams, and two crew members undertook a three-month, 10,000 mi (16,093 km) round trip from Point Cook, Victoria to the Pacific Islands.
QantasManufacturerde HavillandImperial AirwaysbiplaneStag Lane AerodromeEdgwareAustraliaBelgiumCzechoslovakiaGeoffrey de Havillandde Havilland DH.9Alan CobhamCopenhagenGothenburgengineKing's Cup RaceArmstrong Siddeley JaguarCroydon AirportCape TownShort BrothersRochesterBaghdadRoyal Air ForceRoyal Australian Air ForceChief of the Air StaffGroup CaptainRichard WilliamsPoint Cook, VictoriaPacific IslandsLarkin Aircraft Supply CompanyBrusselsSABENABelgian CongoPragueAustralian Inland MissionRev. J FlynnRoyal Flying Doctor Service of AustraliaSiddeley PumaBristol Jupiterradial engineRoyal New Zealand Air ForceImperial Airways LtdPower/massList of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air ForceList of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand NavyAeroplane MonthlyAir EnthusiastFlightBiplane No.1Biplane No.2DH.100DH.101DH.102DH.103DH.104DH.105DH.106DH.108DH.110DH.112DH.113DH.114DH.115DH.116DH.118DH.119DH.120DH.121DH.122DH.123DH.125DH.126AlbatrossAmiensCanberraCirrus MothComet (jet)DolphinDominieDoncasterDragonDragon RapideDragonflyExpressHerculesFlamingoFox MothGazelleGenet MothGiant Moth (DH.61)Gipsy MothHawk MothHermes MothHighclereHornetHornet MothHumming BirdLeopard MothMantisMenasco MothMetal MothMosquitoMoth MajorMoth MinorMoth TrainerM'palaNinackOxfordPuss MothQueen BeeSea VixenSea VenomTiger Moth (DH.71)Tiger Moth (DH.82)TridentVampireDH.98 MosquitoDH.100 VampireDH.103 HornetDH.110 Sea VixenDH.112 VenomDH.112 Sea VenomDH.113 Vampire Night FighterDH.9/M'pala/MantisDH.9A Ninack