Flight Cover London to Mackay Qld via Darwin 18th April 1938, signed in ink by (Harry) Jim Broadbent, the NSW aviator who broke Kingsford-Smith's record in May 1935. New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten broke his record in October 1936, but he regained it by lowering the time to 6 days, 8 hours, 25 minutes (27 April-3 May 1937) in his Leopard Moth, Windella. On 18-24 October Batten cut his record to 5 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes. Broadbent had to abandon two attempts to break her record. Determinedly, he then flew a Vega Gull out of Darwin on 18 April 1938 and landed in England on the 22nd: his time was 5 days, 4 hours, 21 minutes. His achievement was the last of the pre-World War II record flights on the England-Australia-England routes and his time remains a record for its class. He was killed in a flying boat crash in 1958 with all passengers. British and Australian postmarks, Glasgow Empire Exhibition, HM Customs Kent 1938 on arrival, rare piece of Australian aviation history.