Bleriot in Australia

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1. Bleriot monoplane (s/n unk) Imported by L Adamson in Nov 1909 - attempted flight by Defries 18 December 1909, dumped at sea to recover import duty - no serial number known

2. Bleriot XI s/n #37 Imported by F Jones in Feb 1910 - flown by Custance in March 1910 in SA, destroyed by fire @ May 1910

3. Bleriot XI s/n unk, imported by Gaston Cugnet as Bleriot company demonstrator in September 1910, named "Australia" by Australian Prime Minister, flown at Altona Victoria, crashed at MCG, shipped to Queensland for static display in March 1911.


4. Metz Bleriot XI s/n unk, imported by AB "Wizard" Stone, April 1913, offered to Defence Dept in Sept 1914 but not accepted.

5. Bleriot XI s/n unk imported by Maurice Guillaux April 1914, made first loop the loop in Australia 20 April, first Melbourne to Sydney Airmail flown 16 July 1914.
NOTE:aircraft survives today in the Powerhouse museum collection - Sydney

6. Bleriot XI s/n unk imported by Lt R E B Hunt, Aug 1914, offered to Dept of Defence, rejected, apparantly not removed from ship?

7. Bleriot monoplane s/n unk, imported by T Reynolds Sept 1914, donated to Defence Dept, became CFS-6, mostly used for ground instruction.

8. Bleriot XI s/n unk imported by A J Carter Oct 1914, (French Consul in Qld) sold to F Hammond, offered to Dept Defence in Oct 1914, rejected.

Sources:

Australian Breguet XI - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums

Bleriot XI Monoplane c.1914 at NSW Migration Heritage Centre