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Keith Smith next to a biplane

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/13B

Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform, standing in front of a biplane.

Colin, Andrew and Keith Smith

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 18/5/14A

Group portrait of Andrew Smith (centre), with sons Keith Smith wearing civilian clothes (right), and Colin Smith (left) in military uniform, with patch for the 10th Battalion on his right shoulder. Possibly taken shortly before Colin Smith's embarkation in August 1915.

Keith Smith at a castle

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/20C

View of Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform, standing in front of a castle, thought to be in England.

Group with the Vickers Vimy, Hounslow

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/1A

Group photograph taken in front of the Vickers Vimy on a snowy day at Hounslow, London 12/11/1919. In flying clothes, from left to right: Sir Ross Smith, Sir Keith Smith, Sergeant Bennett and Sergeant Shiers. The tall man between Bennett and Shiers in R.K. Pierson, the designer of the Vickers Vimy.

Group with the Vickers Vimy, Hounslow

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/1B

Group photograph taken in front of the Vickers Vimy, including Ross, Keith, Bennett and Shiers on a snowy day at Hounslow, London, before leaving for Australia, 12/11/1919.

Ross and Keith Smith with Wally Shiers at Hounslow

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/2

Ross and Keith Smith (right) and Wally Shiers (left) standing by the Vickers Vimy at Hounslow, London, before departing for Australia, 12/11/1919. An unidentified man is in the cockpit.

Vickers Vimy being prepared to take off from Hounslow

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/3

Vickers Vimy engines being tested prior to take off from Houslow, London, to begin the first leg of the flight to Australia, 12/11/1919.

Vickers Vimy being prepared to take off from Hounslow

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/4

Vickers Vimy being prepared to take off from Houslow, London, to begin the first leg of the flight to Australia, 12/11/1919.

Preparing Vickers Vimy for take off

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/5

Crew of the Vickers Vimy, on board and preparing for take off from Hounslow, London, for the first leg of the flight to Australia, 12/11/1919.

Vickers Vimy and crew at Delhi

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/12

Partial view of Vickers Vimy and crew at Delhi, India 25-27/11/19.

Ross and Keith Smith at Kalijati

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/25

Ross and Keith Smith posing in front of the Vickers Vimy just before leaving Kalijati, Indonesia, 7/12/1919.

Keith Smith at Bima

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/40

Keith Smith at Bima, Indonesia, drinking milk from a coconut.

Vickers Vimy crew carried shoulder high by the Darwin crowd

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/46

Ross and Keith Smith, James Bennett and Walter Shiers being carried shoulder high by the Darwin crowd, 10/12/1919.

Ross and Keith Smith with Bennett at Cobbs Creek

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/49

Ross and Keith Smith with James Bennett, standing by the Vickers Vimy at Cobbs Creek, Northern Territory, 14-17/12/1919..

Ross and Keith Smith with Bennett at Cobbs Creek

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/50

Ross and Keith Smith and James Bennett at Cobbs Creek, Northern Territory, having a meal break and stop after one of the propellors of the Vickers Vimy cracked, 14-17/12/1919.

Ross and Keith Smith with Walter Shiers at Cobbs Creek

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7/51

Ross and Keith Smith with Walter Shiers enjoying a meal break by the Vickers Vimy at Cobbs Creek, Northern Territory, 14-17/12/1919. Caption from Ross Smith's book '14,000 miles through the air': Our camp while mending the broken propeller in the Northern Territory of Australia. From right to left - Captain Sir Ross Smith, Sergeant W.H. Shiers, Sir Keith Smith. Photograph by J.M. Bennett.

Vickers Vimy and crew at Charleville

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/52

View of the Vickers Vimy and crew resupplying and repairing the aircraft at Charleville, Queensland, January 1920.

Vickers Vimy and crew at Charleville

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/53

Sir Keith filling the Vickers Vimy with Shell Aviation spirit at Charleville, Queensland, January 1920. Her tanks held 520 gallons.

Vickers Vimy crew flying into Sydney

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/59

Vickers Vimy and crew, Ross Smith, Keith Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers, flying into Sydney 14/2/1920.

Ross and Keith Smith with their parents

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/65

Ross Smith (left), Jessie Smith (centre), Andrew Smith (centre), and Keith Smith (right), reunited at Mascot, New South Wales, 14/2/1920.

Ross and Keith Smith with their parents

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/66

Ross Smith (left), Jessie Smith (centre), Andrew Smith (centre), and Keith Smith (right), reunited at Mascot, New South Wales, 14/2/1920.

Vickers Vimy crew meeting Prime Minister Hughes

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/71

Group photograph featuring the Vickers Vimy crew meeting Prime Minister W.M. Hughes. Left to right: Ross Smith, Prime Minister William Morris Hughes, Keith Smith, Andrew Smith, Walter Shiers.

Vickers Vimy crew meeting Prime Minister Hughes

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/72

Group photograph featuring the Vickers Vimy crew meeting Prime Minister W.M. Hughes and other officials. In the centre of the photograph, left to right: James Bennett, Ross Smith, Prime Minister William Morris Hughes, Keith Smith, Andrew Smith, Walter Shiers.

Presentation of cheque to Ross Smith

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/7/73

Presentation of a cheque for 10,000 pounds to Ross Smith, by Prime Minister W.M. Hughes, at a luncheon given by the Commonwealth Government at the Queen's Hall of Parliament House, Melbourne, 27/2/1920. Walter Shiers, former Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook, James Bennett, and Keith Smith are standing in the background.