Correspondence related to the England to Australia flight [PRG 18/28/1-28] • Manuscript

Good luck messages sent to Ross Smith.

Good luck messages sent to Ross Smith.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/1

Correspondence relating to the England to Australia flight and subsequent related events. November 1919 - 1 August 1950.

Letter to Vickers Ltd from Air Ministry.

Letter to Vickers Ltd from Air Ministry.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 4 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/2

Letter to Vickers Ltd from Air Ministry, London advising of the issue of an airworthiness certificate for Vimy G-EAOU.

Letter from Keith Smith to his mother, Hounslow.

Letter from Keith Smith to his mother, Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/3

Short letter from Keith Smith to his mother Jessie, written shortly before the flight departing Hounslow, England.

Letter from Keith Smith to his father, Hounslow.

Letter from Keith Smith to his father, Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/4

Short letter from Keith Smith to his father Andrew, written shortly before the flight departing Hounslow, England.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/5/1

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith Lyons, France, describing the first flight of the journey. Including stamped envelope addressed to Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/5/2/R

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith Lyons, France, describing the first flight of the journey. Including stamped envelope addressed to Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Lyons.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/5/2/V

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith Lyons, France, describing the first flight of the journey. Including stamped envelope addressed to Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/6/1

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross describing the second stage of the flight, Pisa, Italy. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/6/2

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross describing the second stage of the flight, Pisa, Italy. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/6/3

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross describing the second stage of the flight, Pisa, Italy. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross Smith, Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/6/4

Letter to Jessie Smith from Ross describing the second stage of the flight, Pisa, Italy. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton, South Australia.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 19 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/7/1

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo, Egypt, informing his mother of the the progress of the flight. Includes stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 19 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/7/2

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo, Egypt, informing his mother of the the progress of the flight. Includes stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 19 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/7/3

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Cairo, Egypt, informing his mother of the the progress of the flight. Includes stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter in Arabic.

Letter in Arabic.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 23 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/8

Untranslated letter in Arabic, forwarded through British consulate at Bunder Abbas. From caption in Ross Smith's book '14,000 miles through the air': The Persian letter, which commanded the natives to treat us kindly if we were forced to land amongst them.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/1

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/2

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/3

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/4

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/5

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/6/R

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, Basra and Delhi.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 22 and 25 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/9/6/V

Two letters to Jessie Smith from Keith and Ross, the first sent from Basra, Iraq on 22/11/1919, and the second letter sent from Delhi, India, on 22/11/2019, describing the journey from Cairo to Delhi. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/1

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/2

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/3

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/4

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/5

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/6

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith, Basra and Calcutta.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 24-28 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/10/7

Letter to Jessie Smith from Keith Smith, written in Basra, Iraq, and Calcutta, India, describing the journey from Basra to Bundar Abbas (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad, and Calcutta, India. Including stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Rangoon.

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith from Ross and Keith, Rangoon.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 30 November 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/11/1

Letter to Jessie and Andrew Smith, from Ross and Keith Smith describing the arrival in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). Including envelope addressed to Mrs Andrew Smith, Gilberton.