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Sir Ross Smith Memorial [B 6084] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Ross Smith Memorial. Sir Ross Smith with his brother Keith, he flew from England to Australia in 28 days in 1919 and won the £10,000 prize as the first to fly the distance in less than 30 days. He tragically died in 1922 in a plane crash in England while testing an aircraft for a planned around the world flight. Following his death the public was quick to donate to a "shilling fund", opened by the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, to provide a fitting memorial. Portrait panel at the back of memorial depicts Sir Keith Smith and the two mechanics (Bennett and Shiers) who accompanied the brothers on the epic flight.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.3 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1927

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Sir Ross Smith Memorial Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

11/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,096 x 2,444 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

7.60 MB

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