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London to Adelaide souvenir [D 8197/3(Misc)] • Realia

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Summary

Newspaper cutting re the 100th anniversary of the flight

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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

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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

09/02/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,963 x 2,076 pixels (8.2 MP)

Size

24.71 MB

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