In the end it did not compete but became the first aircraft to fly from London (Acton) to Madrid non-stop on 31 July 1919.
The Seabird was a long-range two-seat biplane powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion piston engine.
[2] Flown by Peters with Captain W.R. Curtis of the Royal Air Force the first Seabird (registration G-EAGL) carried out a trial flight on 31 July 1919 when it made the first direct non-stop flight between London and Madrid, 900 miles in just under eight hours.
The second aircraft G-EAOX was entered into an Australian Government prize of £10,000 for a flight from Great Britain to Australia.
Ross (Navigator), G-EAOX left Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 13 November 1919 but a few minutes into the flight the Seabird crashed near Surbiton killing both airmen.