KENYA G-EBIR VP-KAA [CofR 1] 3.1.29 to same …

1 KENYAG-KAA (102) ex G-EBIR Regd [or ] (CofR 1) to Thomas Campbell Black, GS Skinner & AE Hughes of PO Rumruti (also Thomson s Falls) [also reported as being regd GK-AAA but should have been G-KAAA]. Regd VP-KAA [CofR 1] to same owners. Regd [ ] [CofR 1] to DAG Onslow, Njoro. Reportedly donated to RAF as museum piece Handed back by RAF Authorities. Regd (CofR 1E) to JS LePoer Trench & partners, Westlands, Nairobi. CofA renewed CofA lapsed Regn cld [ ].VP-KABF okker Universal [422] ex G-EBUT Regd [CofR 2] to John E Carberry; named Miss Africa . To G-EBUT, Moth (1004) Regd (CofR 3) to Mrs FK Wilson & Tom Campbell Black, Nairobi; dd to Wilson Airways; named Knight of the Mist . Crashed from stall turn and destroyed by fire Nairobi ; pilot AJ Master injured and passenger badly burned.

2 Regn cld Four [ ] ex G-AAJI Regd for Wilson Airways Ltd; not taken up. Regn cld as wrong information given . Completed as Westland Wessex , later G-ABAJ no connection between this regn and Avro Ten c/n 371. Confusion because VP-KAD quoted the CofA No. for the Westland IV as 2316 [which was the Avro Ten] rather than the correct Avro 619 Five [436] [UK CofA 2373 issued ] Regd [CofR 7] to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi; named "Knight Errant". Scrapped Nairobi Regn cld Avro 619 Five (228) [UK CofA 2259 issued ] Regd (CofR 5) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi ; named "Knight of the Grail". Wfu (also quoted as cx/sold UK ).VP-KAF Moth (1426) [UK CofA 2287 issued ] Regd (CofR 6) to Aero Club of East Africa, Nairobi; presented to Club as a gift by Sir Charles Wakefield and named Acea by Lady Grigg [wife of Governor of KENYA ] Crashed; regn cld Rebuilt as Moth (1137) ex G-AALD Regd (CofR 8) to Mrs FK Wilson, Nanyuki; initially as personal aircraft but later t/a Wilson Airways; named "Blinny".

3 Crashed and regn cld. Rebuilt (possibly with new fuselage) and regd to same owner. Crashed on take-off Nairobi ; repaired. Crashed .38; rebuilt. Impressed into KAAU as K23 Crashed *In , E Atkinson of South Africa attempted to register c/n 1137, saying that he had purchased the remains from Wilson Airways in 1936 and was rebuilding the Moth. Nothing further known and regn presumed not Avro 619 Five [383] ex G-AASO Reservation for Wilson Airways Ltd. NTU and remained as G-AASO.[G-AASO regd to Wilson Airways Ltd; dbr in Rhodesia & UK regn cld ].VP-KAH Puss Moth [2061] ex G-AAZS [NTU] [UK CofA 2702 issued ] Regd to Wilson Airways (but flown as VP-KAH at Hamble Garden Party by Wilson s MD Tom Campbell-Black). Used for Africa-England route survey by Marthinus CP Mostert to from Zanzibar to Nairobi, picking up Mrs Wilson and thence to Gao, Bathurst, Las Palmas and Madrid to England.

4 Regn cld as returned to De Havillands in exchange for VP-KAM c/n 2153. Regd G-ABNV [CofR 3276] Moth (1669) [UK CofA 2844 issued ] Regd (CofR 10) to Shell Co of East Africa Ltd, Nairobi. Regn cld Regd in UK as G-ADEZ Daimler Klemm L20-BI (38) ex D-1298 [see below] Regd (CofR 11) to T Deas, Nairobi. Regn cld as also quoted as c/n 48 and both were regd in Germany to Africana Handels GmbH, Hamburg. D-1285 c/n 38 & D-1298 c/n 48 both cld as sold Puss Moth (2118) [UK CofA 2898 issued ] Regd (CofR 11 number duplicated above) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi; named "Knight Crusader". Delivered by air from Croydon by (Wilson's MD) Tom Campbell Black, departing Flown by Campbell Black from Nairobi-Entebbe-Kisumu-Mombasa-Zanzibar- Dar-es-Salaam-Nairobi (1600 ml record).

5 Regn cld as sold in Tanganyika [but not locally regd]. Regd to JAR King, Dar-es-Salaam [still as VP-KAK]. Returned to UK .38. Regd G-AFKV Moth (1108) ex G-AAJV Regd (CofR 12) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Regn cld as reduced to spares (possibly after accident?). VP-KAM Puss Moth (2153) [UK CofA 3008 issued ] Regd (CofR 13) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Regn cld on sale to JG Waime, Belgian Congo. No interim regn known. Sold to KENYA Regd VP-KBI to L Kaplan, Nairobi. VP-KAME rroneously reportedly reserved for Moth G-ABAK [1265] owned by Capt The Hon Denys G Finch-Hatton, Stag Lane but which overturned on take-off Voi, KENYA and dbf; Finch-Hatton and native servant passenger killed. Error due to adjacent report in Kenyan return to London referring to 616 Sports Avian IVM [424] ex G-ABEA Regd [CofR 14] to Mrs Beryl M Markham, Rongai [regd in KENYA as G-ABEA, so Kenyan regn possibly NTU].

6 Regd [CofR 14] to JE Carberry, Nyeri. Reregd VP-KBY . Moth (1555) ex G-ABCZ Regd ( ) [CofR 15] to Mrs Helen Silver, Nairobi. Sold .31 to AN Turner. Sold .31 to John E Carberry, Nyeri. Regd (CofR 15) to WR Carr, Nairobi. Regn cld as sold Regd VR-TAH to Tanganyika Airways Ltd, Waco CSO (3206) ex ZS-ABZ Regd (CofR 16) to SN Turner, Nyeri, KENYA . Regd [CofR 16] to East African Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Impressed as K1 on Kenyan register at Moth (1807) ex G-ABGY Regd [CofR 17] to Miss Aline Barton, Nairobi. Regd (CofR 17) to R Ussher, Nyeri. Crashed Nyeri Regn cld Moth (5004) ex G-ABWT Regd (CofR 18) to Henry W Sear, Nairobi. Regd (CofR 18/2) to George Blowers, Nairobi. Regd to CH Edwards, Kakamega. Crashed and regn cld Moth (1911) [UK CofA 3571 issued ] Regd (CofR 19) to R Ussher & PO Mweiga, Nyeri (note: second name may be address].)

7 Crashed Regn cld VP-KAT Puss Moth (2059) ex G-AARF Regd (CofR 20) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi; named "Knight of the Garter". Regn cld on sale to G Prudhomme, Uganda. Prudhomme was a French subject and it was required therefore to be placed on French register. In the event this was not progressed and it was next allocated VP-KBM to Njoro Country Club (an owner invented by Prudhomme for registration purposes). This was not taken up but finally on it was officially regd as VP-KBO to Njoro Country Club. Regn cld Moth (5019) [UK CofA 3784 issued ] [Possibly the badly damaged in gales Malakal en route to UK [with AC Lewin] and rebuilt with c/n 5028; otherwise the damaged may be G-ABGN]. Regd (CofR 21) to PC Langlands, Nyeri. Regd [CofR 21A] to unknown [probably AC Lewin]. Flown to UK by Mr/Mrs Lewin (part exchange with Hawk G-ACXN/VP-KBL).

8 Regn cld Regd G-ADAT Puss Moth [2072] ex G-ABEH Regd to Henry W Sear, Nairobi. Returned to UK and regd G-ABEH Comper Swift [S33/8] [UK CofA 4004 issued ] Regd .33 to SN Turner. Regd [CofR 22] to JE Carberry, Nyeri. Impressed into KAAU as K20 To SAAF as instructional airframe [no IS number known]. Soc Dragon [6047] [UK CofA 4014 issued ] Regd to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Crashed following engine failure on take-off Kilindini, nr Mombasa, KENYA Moth (1913) [No UK CofA issued] Regd (CofR 24) to R Ussher, Nyeri. Crashed Mbeya, Tanganyika Puss Moth (2076) ex G-AAZU, VR-TAI Regd (CofR 25) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Damaged in accident at Kitale Sold as spares to EW D'Olier Regn cld as wfu Either scrapped or possibly to KAAU as K3 or K17 (which remain unidentified).

9 Puss Moth [2260] [UK CofA 4039 issued ] Regd [CofR 26] to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi (and dd ). Impressed into KAAU as K5. At Dar-es-Salaam Dragon [6059] [UK CofA 4123 issued ] Regd .33 [CofR 27] to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Impressed into KAAU as K15 VP-KBBBK Swallow [4] [UK CofA 4199 issued ] [At Barton ] Regd .34 [CofR 28] to William GD Hay-Nichols, Mombasa. Regd [CofR 28] to African Air Service Ltd, Nairobi. Regd to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Impressed into KAAU as K21 Moth [1271] ex G-ABBM Regd .34 [CofR 29] to unknown. Regd [CofR 29] to WC Mitchell, Nairobi. Crashed Regn cld as destroyed YKC [4216] [Heston-Barton ] Regd [CofR 30] to East African Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Regd to C Schwentafsky, Nairobi. Impressed as K2 Leopard Moth (7055) [UK CofA 4293 issued ] Regd (CofR 31) to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi.

10 Crashed 50 ml from Singida, Tanganyika ; pilot WM Bawden, CFM Swynnerton [Director of Tsetse Research] & botanist BD Burtt killed. Regn cld as Dragon Reservation Dragon 2 [6079] ex G-ACRO Regd [CofR 33] to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Crashed on take-off Nairobi [or ]. Regn cld as Fox Moth [4036] ex G-ACBO Regd [CofR 34] to East African Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Regd VP-YBM [possibly to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Ltd]. Operated by Southern Rhodesia Air Services .41. Regd (.46) to Spencer's Airways Ltd, Victoria Falls. Puss Moth [2153] ex VP-KAM, Belgian Congo Regd [CofR 35] to L Kaplan, Nairobi. Regd [CofR 35] to SN Turner, Nyeri. Regd [CofR 35] to East African Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Regd [CofR 35] to George Blowers, Nairobi.