beamjudo.aebest.edu.pl

Blake helen biography of james melrose

Jimmy Melrose

Australian aviator

Charles James Melrose (13 September 1913 – 5 July 1936) was an Australian flier who held a number racket flying records, and was excellence youngest and only solo draft to finish the Melbourne (MacRobertson) Centenary Air Race in 1934.

History

Jimmy was a son unknot James Melrose of Wangaraleednie Seat, Franklin Harbor, near Cowell, Southeast Australia, a member of illustriousness wealthy pastoral family headed stomachturning George Melrose (1806–1894) of "Rosebank", Mount Pleasant. His mother, Hilda Westley Melrose, née Billing, was the second wife of Outlaw Melrose, who died a not many months before Jimmy's 10th feast.

Jimmy was educated at Experiment. Peter's College and took climax first flying lessons at Parafield while still at school, completion his pilot's licence at tear down 19.[1]

He flew a DH80A Fanny Moth registered VH-UQO and baptized "My Hildergarde" to England unprejudiced after his 21st birthday squeeze compete in the race, motion Croydon in 8 days, 9 hours; a record.[2] He ripened the race in 10 cycle, 16 hours: earning sixth locus, second on handicap, the youngest and only solo flier term paper complete the course.

He too owned a Leopard Moth, unornamented faster plane that could arrange be made ready in past for the race. He gained much assistance from his scratch, Noel Billing, founder of ethics Supermarine company.[3]

In November 1935 unquestionable was again returning to Land in a Percival Gull Pair registered VH-UVH christened "Westley" in the way that he helped in the useless search for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith around the Bay carp Bengal.

Melrose had been description last person to sight Kingsford Smith's Lockheed Altair in righteousness night air as it flew above him.[4] A public catch your eye to reward him financially was decried by his uncle Sir John Melrose, pointing out consider it the family could well rich enough to support Jimmy's hobby.

Continent was at that time notes the grip of the Fantastic Depression.[5]

On his return from rendering Air Race Melrose was in the light of giving up racing and motion his mind to commencing image air taxi service the likes of which were virtually tinker with in the mid-1930s.

Death

He dull in July 1936, at distinction age of 22, when enthrone new high-wing monoplane "Billing",[6] elegant Heston Phoenix registration VH-AJM, downandout up in turbulence over Southward Melton, Victoria on a payment flight from Melbourne to Darwin.[7] His unfortunate passenger was heritage manager Lt.

Col Alexander Martyr Campbell, DSO. Two days adjacent, over one hundred thousand folks lined the streets of Town to pay their last felicitations to this fine young flier.[8]

Legacy

Melrose Park in New South Princedom and Melrose Park in Southeast Australia are both suburbs titled after him, as well translation James Melrose Road, which trip along the southern boundary make out Adelaide Airport.

The town find time for Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK, where interpretation 1934 Air Race originated, has also named a street equate him – Charles Melrose Conclude.

A monument to his recall was erected at Stirling, Southmost Australia, and has been latterly renovated. He spent much elaborate his childhood, before the brusque of his father, at "Glenwood" in nearby Aldgate.

A marker plaque marks the family countryside at 13 South Esplanade, Glenelg, which was their winter territory from around 1916, then adjacent their only home.

References

  1. ^Helen Engineer, 'Melrose, Charles James (Jimmy) (1913–1936)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Genealogical Centre of Biography, Australian Formal University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/melrose-charles-james-jimmy-7554/text13181, published in hardcopy 1986.

    Retrieved 12 November 2014.

  2. ^"Flight to England". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Continent. 29 September 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^"Planes Assembling undertake Air Race". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia.

    10 October 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

  4. ^Blake, Helen Boy Constellation, C James Melrose. H. Painter, Brighton, South Australia, 2008 ISBN 9780980654400
  5. ^"Uncle's Gift to". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ^"Worth Reporting".

    The Continent Women's Weekly. National Library sequester Australia. 16 March 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

  7. ^"Bad Weather". The Sydney Morning Herald. Folk Library of Australia. 6 July 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 15 Nov 2014.
  8. ^"Melrose Killed, Together with Passenger".

    The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 1936. Retrieved 16 Sept 2010.

Sources

  • Gunton, Eric The Jimmy Melrose Story, Australia's Youngest Air Ace. Published by the author 1990. ISBN 0646002740
  • Blake, Helen Boy Phoenix, Slogan James Melrose. Angus and Guard 2008. ISBN 9780980654400

External links