In 1928, Bert Hinkler flew an Avro Avian flown from England to Australia in record time.
Later, Hinkler flew it to Perth, where WA Airways removed the long-range tanks from the front cockpit, so he could pick up his wife, who had arrived in Fremantle on a mail boat and fly her back to their home state of Queensland.
See our Bert Hinkler Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information
Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, live, and learn. We acknowledge that we tell the stories of Noongar Country and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have passed away.