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London to Adelaide souvenir [D 8197(Misc)] • Realia

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Summary

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.

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Physical description

Artefact (wood)
Textile
cotton
25.5 cm x 32.5 cm (flag); 38.5 cm (H) x 45.5 cm (W) x 3 cm (D) (frame)

Dates / Publication details

1920

Subject

England-Australia air race, 1919 -- Souvenirs

Catalogue record

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Formatted content

D 8197/2(Misc): Souvenir flag
D 8197/3(Misc): Newspaper cutting re the 100th anniversary of the flight
D 8197/4(Misc): Newspaper cutting about the Ross Smith centenary celebrations
D 8197/5(Misc): Newspaper cutting about plane landing 'near Hampstead Road'.

Historical information

Brothers Ross and Keith Smith were the winners of the £10,000 prize offered by the Australian Government to the first to fly from London to Australia in less than 30 days, when they arrived in Darwin on 10 December 1919, with 52 hours to spare. The flight was supported by the two mechanics, Bennett and Shiers. The flight subsequently continued on to the mainland cities where they were greeted with great acclaim.

Digitisation information

Date

09/04/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,052 x 3,376 pixels (13.7 MP)

Size

41.08 MB

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