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Sir Ross MacPherson Smith [B 7558] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Ross MacPherson Smith (Australian aviator) together with his brother Sir Keith MacPherson Smith became the first pilots to fly from England to Australia in 1919. The trip took 28 days and 135 flying hours. In 1915 he landed in Gallipoli, later awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was pilot for "Lawrence of Arabia". He was killed during a test flight of the Vickers Viking aircraft.

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.6 cmx 10.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1917

Photographer

Lekegian & Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922

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Digitisation information

Date

31/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,051 x 3,323 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.83 MB

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