This unusual reproduction portrays one incident drawn from a little-known story of overcoming overwhelming odds. It shows an engine failure over the dense jungle of Burma–one of the many heart-stopping moments on the first flight across the world by a single-engined aeroplane, crewed by pilot Ray Parer and his observer John McIntosh.

The information piece supplied with the reproduction tells how Ray Parer put her down with exquisite judgement on the tiny 200ft sand bar visible in the top right hand corner of the picture.

The flight, from England to Darwin, took nearly seven months. It is a story brilliantly told in John Godwin’s book, Battling Parer. A warning to enthusiasts, get your hands on the this fascinating reproduction and you’ll end up buying the book.