[2] Another (registration G-AUHW) followed in November 1928, but crashed at Cowes, Victoria, before it was delivered to the purchaser, Airgold Ltd.[3] After repairs, it was bought by Les Holden in 1928 for his charter service, based in Mascot, New South Wales.

[7] On 4 or 5 April 1929, Holden, Aero Club ground engineer F. R. Mitchell, Dr. G. R. Hamilton and wireless operator L. S. W. Stannage set out aboard Canberra.

[7] According to one newspaper article, Holden flew a total of 9000 miles (14,500 km) and was in the air for 100 hours,[8] before spotting the missing aircraft on a mud flat near the Gleneig River.

[10] Three aircraft for Canada (G-CAPG), (G-CARD) and (G-CAJT) were fitted with Short Brothers floats at Rochester before one was delivered to Canadian Vickers.

During a proving flight on 23 October 1928, the Giant Moth suffered structural damage in the air and crashed at Calgary, Alberta in a non-fatal accident.

[17] Youth of Britain (G-AAEV), modified to carry 10 passengers, was used by Sir Alan Cobham in an aviation promotional tour of the United Kingdom lasting 21 weeks and ending on 7 October 1929.

[18] Cobham flew 60,000 miles (97,000 km), visited 110 towns and took aloft 40,000 passengers, including 10,000 schoolchildren free of charge.

[18] Among those who experienced their first flight in Cobham's Giant Moth was Eric Lock, who became a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Battle of Britain.