History:

Mr W Lance Sporer lived on a farm at Glencoe near Mt Gambier in the 1930s and developed some interest in engineering, taking a correspondence course. He became involved in the reconstruction at Mt Gambier of a de Havilland DH.60 Moth which crashed near Jerilderie. He decided to design and built a light aircraft of his own design and, using aircraft quality materials, commenced construction on his parents farm It was partly built of wood and metal, the welding being carried out at a business in Glencoe.

Spruce was used for the wood construction with ply gussets and he obtained a two-cylinder Harley Davidson engine to power the machine, building a propeller from Australian Stringybark. When completed some taxying was carried out but the aircraft ran into a fence and was damaged. He then obtained a 21-kw (28-hp) Henderson motor-cycle conversion and it was fitted and a licenced pilot, Colin macdonald carried out some testing on 13 and 14 March 1937 on a private property at Mt Gambier. A number of flights were made up to a distance of about 274 m (900 ft) and a height of 15 m (50 ft).

The aircraft was later placed in storage in a shed at Mt Gambier and its ultimate fate is not known. The engine was later used in a small racing car. Mr Sporer then went on to commence construction of a Mignet Flying Flea. One report states it was not completed but the builder has stated it was completed and fitted with the Henderson engine.

Further information:

Information on this aircraft is currently limited. The Author welcomes any further specifications and/or details to update the site.