Basil Watson went to England with the legendary Harry Hawker after Hawker's tour of Australia in early 1914. He becane a test pilot for the Sopwith orgamisaion and was seriouisly injured in a crash. He returned to Australia in 1916 and built his own aircraft, in which he made several important flights before being killed when his aircraft crashed.

Read the web version of his story:  Australias Second Air Mail,