London to Adelaide souvenir

1920, Realia, D 8197(Misc)

Souvenir flag issued to commemorate Ross and Keith Smith's successful flight from London to Adelaide. It features a drawing of the Smiths' Vickers Vimy plane in black on a beige coloured fabric, with a silky fringe, and the words 'London to Adelaide 1920' in gold paint. Both Smiths, together with their crew, Wally Shiers and Jim Bennett, have autographed the flag in pencil. The flag was subsquently mounted in a wooden frame, with three contemporary newspapers cuttings attached to the back.