. ▁The ▁" U iver " ▁had ▁three ▁passengers ▁and ▁taking ▁a ▁similar ▁risk ▁for ▁them ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁possibility . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁Douglas ▁was ▁so ▁reliable ▁that ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁issue ▁never ▁arose . ▁In ▁the ▁whole ▁trip , ▁only ▁one ▁part ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁replaced , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁Dar win . ▁Par ment ier ▁learned ▁at ▁Char lev ille , ▁southern ▁Queensland , ▁that ▁Scott ▁and ▁Black ▁had ▁reached ▁Melbourne . ▁The ▁bigger ▁worry ▁was ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 2 4 7 D ▁behind ▁them , ▁and ▁this ▁may ▁well ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁them ▁dec iding ▁to ▁press ▁on , ▁despite ▁reports ▁of ▁ad verse ▁weather ▁conditions ▁ahead , ▁which ▁M oll ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁say ▁should ▁have ▁caused ▁them ▁to ▁pause ▁in ▁Char lev ille . ▁The ▁only ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 2 4 7 D ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁Al bury ▁was ▁because ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁struck ▁engine ▁trouble ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁Bour ke ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Com et ▁fle w ▁on , ▁and ▁sevent y - one ▁hours ▁after ▁take - off ▁from ▁London , ▁Scott ▁and ▁Campbell ▁Black ▁crossed ▁the ▁finishing ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁F lem ington ▁Race course ▁They ▁took ▁first ▁hon ours ▁in ▁the ▁speed ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁impress ive ▁Mac Ro bert son ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁ 1