In 1936, after Lindbergh had moved to England, he asked George Herbert Miles to build a fast, long-range machine for use between the various capitals.

As a purpose-built aircraft to Lindbergh's specifications and incorporating an American 200 hp (150 kW) Menasco Buccaneer B6S engine to the classic Miles low-wing configuration,[2] the M.12 was distinctly an Anglo-American machine.

[5] By October 1949, the aircraft was owned by Bruno Pini who along with Neville Browning flew it to North Africa to participate in the Oran International Rally.

[5] In 1973, the Miles Mohawk was discovered in a junkyard near Seville and was rescued by Lew Casey, a curator at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, and taken to the United States for restoration.

[5] After many moves and a slow restoration effort, Casey decided to donate the Mohawk to the Royal Air Force Museum.

[5] In August 2008, the restored aircraft was put on display at the "Milestones of Flight" exhibition at the RAF Museum Hendon.