I will be using a couple of sources that I ran across during the research I did on Jimmy and his plane .... direct quotes as well as borrowed staments as info on the pilot will be sourced from the South Australian Aviation Museum (SAAM) and Ed Coates mostly for info regarding the plane.



First Day:

21 yr old Charles James "Jimmy" Melrose was the last to leave from Mildenhall AB on October 24, 1934 at 0645.

He was entered in what the SAAM referred to as the handicap section flying number 16 ... the silver with black trim de Havilland DH 80A Puss Moth he had named "My Hildegarde" after his mother.

Jimmy had recently arrived at Croydon (0700 on 28 September) after having flown the plane from his home in Adelaide in a mere 8 days and 9 hours .... now for the return home .... back "Down Under".

Jimmy flew to Rome (via Marseille) where he spent the first night.

If real life will allow I will try to do the same 2 legs today with the first one beginning shortly ....



First Leg:

In the DH 80A ... Starting the race from Mildenhall AB (EGUN) flying to Marseille (LFML)