VH-UQI Bristol
Monoplane M.1c
(c/n 2819)
The above shot was contributed by Nico Braas, whilst the two
immediately below are from
the
Horrie Miller collection, via the National
Library of Australia.. This Bristol was
originally imported
in 1921 as G-AUCH for renowned aviator
Harry Butler. It then lapsed from the register in 1922.
When a 98 hp Gipsy Mk.I engine was
fitted the aircraft was restored as VH-UQI and issued a new
C of R in
1931. It was owned
then by H.C. Miller and based at Parafield, SA, carrying the name
'Puck'. Its C of R
lapsed in 1936
and the aircraft is now displayed in a hangar at Minlaton, South
Australia,
painted
as Harry Butler's 'Red Devil'.
Ken Tilley took a shot of it on a trip there (bottom
of page).