Richard Williams: Flight to the Solomons 1926

The basic story : html version of the printed booklet.   Resources used  include

 National Archives documents:

Williams flight report including photos and location sketches NAA document A9376 95 download

Photos and location sketches from flight report: originals and enhancements: or PowerPoint show (in your downloads)

Williams Survey of Mandated Territories  NAA document A9376 94 download

Also important:

Keith Isaacs article, Aircraft magazine 1977original .pdf : MS word version here for download

Miscellaneous

Google Earth map of flight; Pacific flight itinerary worksheet; New Zealand capture of Green Island (February 1944) RAAF inhouse Wings magazine article on  Williams 1945; Ray Parer in New Guinea (from Flypast)

Philately: (Appreciation to Martin Walker, (Australian Airmail Society) and Capital Philately

Files: 1976 stamps.htm,        Capital philately 1976 2001 flights ocr use with care.docx download

Online:

https://saam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SAAM-Biography-MCINTYRE-Ivor-Ewing.pdf is the best biography of Ivor McIntyre, written by Mike Milln : Mike Milln is author of Wing Tips - The story of the Royal Aero Club of South Australia � Book 1: 1919-1941, 2011 Avonmore Books, from which this article is largely derived.

https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/w34/VH-UNR.html gives details of the death of Les Trist.