Airspeed Envoy "Gabrielle"

The Envoy named "Gabrielle" was owned by the Maxwell H. Findlay and Ken H. F. Waller who were taking part to the 'Schlesinger Trophy' between Portsmouth and Johannesburg. While taking off from Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the bush. The pilot Max Findlay and the radio operator A. H. Morgan were killed.Cpt. Findlay DSC, DFC was a Scottish WW I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. He remained in the RAF postwar for several years before going on to a civilian aviation career that ended with his death in the Schlesinger Air-Race. Read more