[1] On 5 July 1930, Henry crashed while piloting a Junkers A50 from Sydney to Brisbane with his friend Arthur Lumb as a passenger.

He turned back after encountering bad weather at Broken Bay, but was unable to return to Sydney Airport due to poor visibility and sought to make an emergency landing.

Coincidentally, Henry's parents witnessed the crash which occurred only around 200 metres (660 ft) from their home, although they were unaware it was their son's aircraft.

[2] After receiving an artificial leg, Henry regained his commercial pilot's licence in 1932 and worked for Air Taxi Ltd for a period flying charter flights.

[3] In September 1934, Henry's pilot's licence was suspended for two weeks for breaching federal air navigation regulations.

He retained his solicitor brother Alfred Henry as legal counsel and launched action in the High Court in October 1934.

[6] Henry attempted to enlist in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II but was denied due to his artificial leg.

[5] After the war's end Henry worked for the Department of Supply & Shipping, including as chief mate on the vessel Kelanoa sailing between Rabaul and Kavieng and as master of the Matoko from 1950 to 1951.