Photograph album of the England-Australia flight [PRG 18/9/1/1A-48C] • Photograph

Keith Smith in flight uniform.

Keith Smith in flight uniform.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/1A

Portrait of Keith Smith wearing flight uniform, cap, and goggles.

Ross Smith.

Ross Smith.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/1B

Portrait of Ross Smith wearing AIF Flying Corps uniform.

Ross Smith in flight uniform.

Ross Smith in flight uniform.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/1C

Portrait of Ross Smith wearing flight uniform, cap, and goggles.

Vickers Vimy and crew.

Vickers Vimy and crew.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/2A

Crew of the Vickers Vimy, Ross Smith, Keith Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers, standing in front of the Vickers Vimy in a field.

Vickers Vimy and crew.

Vickers Vimy and crew.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/3A

Close view of the crew of the Vickers Vimy, Keith Smith, Ross, Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers, wearing military uniforms and standing in front of the Vickers Vimy.

Crew in Vickers Vimy aircraft.

Crew in Vickers Vimy aircraft.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/4A

Crew of the Vickers Vimy, Keith Smith, Ross, Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers, wearing military uniforms and sitting in the aircraft on the ground at an airfield.

Vickers Vimy engine.

Vickers Vimy engine.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/5A

View of a mechanic working on the engine and insides of the Vickers Vimy aircraft in a hangar.

Vickers Vimy in workshop.

Vickers Vimy in workshop.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/5B

View from the back looking at the Vickers Vimy in a hangar. The aircraft is under construction, being prepared for flight.

Shiers and Bennett at the Vickers Vimy propeller.

Shiers and Bennett at the Vickers Vimy propeller.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/5C

View of mechanics Walter Shiers and James Bennett assessing one of the propellers of the Vickers Vimy aircraft.

Vickers Vimy propeller.

Vickers Vimy propeller.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/5D

View of a turboprop engine, possibly from the Vickers Vimy.

Vickers Vimy propeller.

Vickers Vimy propeller.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/5E

Close up view of a turboprop engine, possibly from the Vickers Vimy.

G-EAOU Vickers Vimy.

G-EAOU Vickers Vimy.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/6A

View looking down on the Vickers Vimy, showing serial number 'G-EAOU' on top of the wings and on the side of the aircraft.

Vickers Vimy in field.

Vickers Vimy in field.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/6B

Back view of the Vickers Vimy in a field, prepared for take-off.

Vickers Vimy side view.

Vickers Vimy side view.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/6C

Side view of the Vickers Vimy in a field.

Vickers Vimy in flight.

Vickers Vimy in flight.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/6D

View of the Vickers Vimy in flight, with the serial number 'G-EAOU' visible on the wings.

Vickers Vimy in flight.

Vickers Vimy in flight.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/7A

View of the Vickers Vimy in flight, with the serial number 'G-EAOU' visible on the wings.

Vickers Vimy in the snow.

Vickers Vimy in the snow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/7B

Group standing around the Vickers Vimy in a snow-covered field at Hounslow, England, the morning of departure for the England-Australia flight.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/8A

Group standing around the Vickers Vimy on a snowy field at Hounslow Heath aerodrome, the morning of departure for the England-Australia flight.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/8B

Group standing by the Vickers Vimy on the snow-covered runway at Hounslow Heath aerodrome, the morning of the departure of the England-Australia flight.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/8C

Group standing by the Vickers Vimy on the snow-covered runway at Hounslow Heath aerodrome, the morning of the departure of the England-Australia flight.

Vickers Vimy and crew at Hounslow.

Vickers Vimy and crew at Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/9A

Group and the Vickers Vimy crew, in centre: Ross Smith, Keith Smith, James Bennett, Rex Pierson (Vickers chief designer), and Walter Shiers, standing by the Vickers Vimy on the snow-covered airfield at Hounslow Heath, on the morning of the departure for the England-Australia air race. Caption from Ross Smith's book '14,000 miles through the air': The start from the Hounslow aerodrome, London, November 12, 1919. In flying clothing, from left to right: Sir Ross Smith, Sir Keith Smith, Sergeant Bennett, Sergeant Shiers. The tall man between Bennett and Shiers is Mr R.K. Pierson, the designer of the Vickers Vimy.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Vickers Vimy at Hounslow.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/9B

Side view of the Vickers Vimy at Hounslow Heath airfield just before take-off, the morning of the departure for the England-Australia air race.

Saone River, Lyon, France.

Saone River, Lyon, France.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 12 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/9C

View buildings either side of the Saone River in Lyon, France, the finish location of the first leg of the England-Australia air race.

Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa.

Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/10A

View of the Pisa Baptistery in the Piazza dei Miracoli, formerly the Piazza del Duomo, located in Pisa, the finish location of the second leg of the England-Australia air race.

Bridge over Saone River, Lyon, France.

Bridge over Saone River, Lyon, France.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/10B

View of a bridge and buildings either side of the Saone River in Lyon, France, the finish location of the first leg of the England-Australia air race.

Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/10C

View of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, the finish location of the second leg of the England-Australia air race.

Painting of Vickers Vimy in flight.

Painting of Vickers Vimy in flight.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/10D

Photographic copy of a painting depicting the crew of the Vickers Vimy in flight. In the back seat, one crew member is helping another to climb into the seat.

Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 13 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/10E

View of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, the finish location of the second leg of the England-Australia air race.

Aerial view.

Aerial view.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/11A

Aerial view of a city, possibly the city of Rome, which was the finish for the third leg of the England-Australia air race.

Italian countryside.

Italian countryside.

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 16 November 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9/1/11B

View of the Italian countryside, showing a stone wall and building, possibly taken from the Vickers Vimy during the leg of the England-Australia air race from Rome to Taranto.