Video: Charles Kingsford Smith – oration before historic flight to UK, 1929

  • Author(s)
    Alice Gage
  • Category
    Museullaneous
  • Published
    07 January 2016
  • Read time
    2 minutes

Pioneering aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is celebrated in Trailblazers: Australia's 50 greatest explorers

Charles ‘Smithy’ Kingsford Smith was renowned as Australia’s boldest pilot, pioneering routes that include the first trans-Australian, trans-Tasman and trans-Pacific flights. As well as completing other record flights, he helped usher commercial aviation into Australia.

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm standing next to their plane after their arrival in England, 1929. Image: unknown
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