Melrose prepares for Australia flight . Mr J C Melrose , the young Australian airmen who established an unofficial Australia to England record in 1934 , is preparing the new type passenger plane in which he is to make a good will flight to Australia for the Centernary celebrations , at Heston . He will leave Heston Aerodrome tomorrow ( Saturday ) . He will use the machine a ' Heston Aircraft six seater cabin monoplane ' , to establish an air taxi service in Adelaide , South Australia , where he lives . Photo shows Mr J C Melrose manoeuvring the plane for compass checking . 3 April 1936