Photographs of Egypt - India flight • Photograph • State Library of South Australia

Ross Smith and General Borton in the Handley Page aircraft

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/1

Ross Smith and General Borton wearing flight gear, in the Handley Page bomber aircraft during flight. Written on reverse: 'Self and Gen. Borton in the Handley during flight. Note 'Marmaduke' the mascot just behind us'.

Handley Page aircraft landing at Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/2

View of crowds gathered at a Kolkata (Calcutta) grandstand to view the landing of Ross Smith and General Borton in the Handley Page bomber aircraft. Written on reverse: 'Our landing at Calcutta from the grandstand. This photo and the other one taken from the same place gives a good idea of the enormous crowd that was there to greet us'.

Ross Smith and the Handley Page aircraft after landing at Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/3

View of Ross Smith and General Salmond speaking with officials shortly after landing the Handley Page bomber at Calcutta. The man on the far right is filming the event with a camera. Written on reverse: 'Just after we landed at Calcutta. Gen. Salmond (in the cap) talking to the Viceroy. I'm talking to Captain Gunning who went to Calcutta to arrange our landing ground. Note the damage to the right wing from hitting the tree, also the cinema at work on the extreme right'.

Ross Smith, General Borton and General Salmond at Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/4

View of Ross Smith, with General Borton and General Salmond, speaking with officials shortly after landing the Handley Page bomber at a grandstand in Calcutta, with a crowd of spectators standing nearby.

Landing of the Handley Page at Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/5

View of Ross Smith, with General Borton and General Salmond, speaking with officials shortly after landing the Handley Page bomber at a grandstand in Kolkata (Calcutta), with a crowd of spectators standing nearby.

Landing the Handley Page bomber at Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/6

View of Ross Smith, with General Borton and General Salmond, speaking with officials shortly after landing the Handley Page bomber at a grandstand in Calcutta, with a crowd of spectators gathered around the aircraft and airmen.

Group portrait of Ross Smith and officials at Government House, Calcutta

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/7

Group portrait taken at Government House, Calcutta at the house party, January 1919. Left to right: (sitting) Sir Frank Sly, Lord Southborough, Lady Munro, The Governor (Lord Ronaldshay), Miss Graham, The Commander in Chief (Sir Charles Munro), and the Maharaja of Sikkim; (middle) Captain Lyons (A.D.C.), Mr Clauson, Major Sands, Major Muir, Major Macartney, Mr Hailey, Major-General Scott, Mr Campbell, and Risalda Faiz Muhuad Khan (A.D.C.); (back row) Ross Smith, Captain Hyde (A.D.C.), Captain Haskett-Smith (A.D.C.), Mr Wilkinson, Captain Bridges, Captain Troutbeck, and Captain Vaux.

Handley Page bomber aircraft

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918-1919, Photograph, PRG 18/6/8

Handley Page bomber aircraft, 0/400 C9700, flown by Ross Smith, General Salmond, General Borton, Sergeant Bennett, and Sergeant Shiers, from Egypt to Calcutta, India from 29 November 1918 to 17 December 1918, covering 4088 miles over 59 hours and 11 minutes.

Photographs of Egypt - India flight [PRG 18/6] • Photograph