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Papers of Sir Ross Smith and Sir Keith Smith
Papers of Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith largely concerned with the inaugural England to Australia flight 1919 and comprising family photographs; photographs of Mutooroo Station; World War 1 photographs; photographs relating to the Egypt-India flight 1918-1919 and England-Australia flight 1919-1920; Vickers Vimy photographs; photographs of China, Hong Kong and Thursday Island; correspondence of Ross Smith including to his mother Jessie Smith 1914-1919; diary of Ross Smith 1916-1918; log book of Keith Smith 1917-1921; schedule of landings made on Ross Smith's Egypt-India flight; correspondence and timetables in preparation for the England-Australia flight 1919 and related papers to 1950; Vicker...
Keith Smith
Papers of Ross and Keith Smith, pioneer aviators, comprising photographs, newspaper cuttings and other printed items, correspondence and diary of Ross Smith, flying records, miscellaneous service records, papers re England to Australia flight, realia, maps and personal papers. Includes items such as congratulatory letter (Series 28), signed dinner menu (Series 34) and message of sympathy (Series 36) from the Prime Minister Billy Hughes.
Papers
Certificates, pamphlets, photographs and miscellanea concerning Sir Keith Smith and Sir Ross Smith.
Certificates, Pamphlets, Photographs and Miscellanea
Certificates, photographs, articles and other memorabilia relating to Sir Keith Smith and Sir Ross Smith, Aviators.
Certificates, Pamphlets, Photographs and Miscellanea
Certificates, photographs, articles and other memorabilia relating to Sir Keith Smith and Sir Ross Smith, Aviators.
Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Commemoration
Commemorating 70 years since the Smiths' journey.
Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame, a classic adventure story, tells the hair-raising tale of the world-first flight from England to Australia, in the words of the pilot, (Sir) Ross Smith. In March 1919, Australia's prime minister announced a prize of £10,000 for the first successful flight from Great Britain to Australia in under 30 days. Late that same year, the victorious pilots, Ross and Keith Smith, landed in Darwin to international acclaim. The New York Times gushed: 'Captain Ross Smith has done a wonderful thing for the prestige of the British Empire. He must be hailed as the foremost living aviator.' Their achievement was the forerunner to the age of international air travel. During the race, Ross an...
