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Statue of the Vickers Vimy G-EAOU crew. [PRG 1701/2/6] • Photograph

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Summary

Sandstone wall depicting effigies of the Vickers Vimy G-EAOU crew, Captain Sir Ross Smith, Lieutenant Sir Keith Smith, Lieutenant James Mallett Bennett, and Lieutenant Walter Henry Shiers. Located at the building housing the Vickers Vimy G-EAOU aircraft at Adelaide Airport, West Beach, South Australia. Caption: 'Lady Smith, widow of the late Sir Keith Smith, with Mr W.A.A. Peters, then acting State Manager, BP Australia Limited, and Mr E.C. Acres, President, Royal Aero Club of South Australia'. Keith Smith's widow Anita (formerly Crawford, nee Schmidt) died in 1986.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white, print), 37 x 47.3 cm, on mount 51.6 x 54.1 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1980

Creator

Furlong, John S. B

Subject

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922
Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1890-1955
Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922 -- Monuments
Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1890-1955 -- Monuments
Bennett, James Mallett, 1894-1922
Shiers, Walter Henry, 1889-1968
Smith, Anita, Lady, 1894-1986
Vickers Limited.
Vickers aircraft.
Vimy (Bomber).
England-Australia air race, 1919.
Air pilots -- Monuments -- South Australia
Monuments -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Obelisks -- Northern Territory -- Darwin

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General notes

See also PRG 1701/8/F-1 for film of the unveiling ceremony of the memorial stone at Enfield on 19 February 1966.

Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2016

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

7,610 x 6,042 pixels (46.0 MP)

Size

137.96 MB

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