In March 1920, when the Smith brothers arrived in Adelaide on the completion of their historic flight from England in the big Vickers-Vimy, now housed at the Adelaide Airport, West Beach, they were met by the little Red Devil, hovering over the hills, and waiting to lead them in.
The strong bond of brotherhood that always binds together men of like talents was apparent in this contact between Butler and Ross and Keith Smith.
He made his landing field available to them, and helped in many ways while they were in Adelaide.