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• Australian Aviators

 

• Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith fund (Keith 1890-1955, Ross 1892-1922)

 

• Sir Ross Smith MC AFC DFC, 1Sqn AFC Flying Ace, Electorate of Ross Smith

 

• Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935) Extract from National Archives of Australia. Flew Southern Cross, Kookaburra, and Southern Cloud. Formed ANA. With Charles Thomas Phillipe Ulm flew trans-pacific flight in 1925? and 1928, America to Australia 1927, Around Australia 1927, to New Zealand, Australia to England multiple 1929-33, England to Australia solo 1930, to England and return 1931-33. Flew in MacRobertson International Air Race from England to Australia 1935 in "Anzac" a monoplane. Honorary RAAF Air Commodore. Died 1935 with Mr John Thompson Pethybridge.
• PG Taylor Airborne Connections Smithy and PG Taylor 15May1935 Tasman flight
• Lockheed Altair PG Taylor

 

• Hudson Fysh (Qantas)

 

• Qantas was conceived in Cloncurry, born in Winton and grew up in Longreach: Fysh and McGuinness

 

• Freda Thompson (1906 - 1980) NLA: 1933 Obtained instructor's licence. First woman in British Empire to do so. 1934 Flew own Moth Major solo from England to Australia. First Australian woman to do this.

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• Books

• Aerial Agriculture in Australia by Derrick Rolland

• Airman I have Met: Their Stories by Derrick Rolland of 16 Australian airman

• Very interesting, including 
• Harold M. Rowell (captain of Jessica the restored RAAF Boston), 
• Leigh Laddie Hindley, 
• Kenneth V. Robertson, 
• Peter Clemence, 
• Hugh Coventry, and 
• Joe Drage) telling wartime, postwar and civil aviation life stories.
• Snippets about the introduction of the Sikorsky S71 and trials of the Cotton Aerodynamic Anti-G Suit Mark I for RAAF WWII fighter pilots in Darwin. Did you know the S71 broke down in Myrtleford, and was transported by road back to Point Cook?
• W E Johns: Biggles and Steeley

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• Museums
• Australian National
• Australian War Memorial
• "G" for George
• National Archives of Australia
• Australian Military
• RAAF Museum, Point Cook - Home Page
• Australian State Museums
• Airways Museum at Essendon Airport NEW
• Airworld Wangaratta (now closed)
• Australian Aviation Museum (Bankstown)
• Moorabbin Air Museum
• Fighter World - Williamtown, NSW, Australia
• South Australian Aviation Museum Has Ross and Keith smith's original Vickers Vimy displayed at Adelaide Airport, Harry Butler's Bristol aircraft at Minlaton, Jimmy Melrose a SA flew in the London to Sydney Air Race in 1934, the only Australian to finish, the only person to fly solo, and the youngest competitor. Came 3^rd by handicap.
• Temora Aviation Museum  
• Kiwi
• NZ Fighter Pilots Museum
• UK
• Museum of Berkshire Aviation

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• Web Sites
• Australian Flying Corps and Australian Aces. The highest Australian was Robert A. Little with 47 kills. Robert Little was not destined to survive the war. Died 27 May 1918 at age 22. Only one Australian, John Hay, and an ace at that with 6 kills, was to fall victim to the famous German Ace, Manfred von Richthofen. The second highest ace was Roderick Dallas with 32 kills, died in action 1 Jun 1918. Third highest ace was Arthur H Cobby (26 Aug 1894-11 Nov 1955) with 29 kills and 13 observation balloons. Aircraft kills included eight Pfalz D III, five Albatross D V, two Fokker D VII aircraft, two LVG C, a Fokker DR1, a Halberstadt C, an A.G.O. C and an unknown aircraft.
• 467/463 Sqns
• Australians @ War
• Aviation Down Under
• Aviation History
• Commonwealth Buffalo squadrons in Southeast Asia
• Crash of Kittyhawk at Garbutt - 1942
• Friends of The Fighter Collection
• Kiwi Aircraft Images
• Mustangs, Meteors, MiGs and Ken Meggs
• National Archives of Australia
• Preserved Spitfires Around the World
• RAAF Museum, Point Cook - Home Page
• RAAF Museum, Point Cook - (original website)
• RAAF Historical Section

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