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Sir Ross Smith Memorial [B 7559] • Photograph

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Summary

The Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue, Adelaide. 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. The Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue in Creswell Gardens, Adelaide was unveiled on December 10, 1927 exactly 8 years after the Smith brothers landing at Port Darwin after the flight from England.

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.1 cm x 11.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1927

Collections

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

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Digitisation information

Date

31/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,198 x 2,244 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.20 MB

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