Album of Walter (Wally) Shiers memorabilia relating to the 1919 Ross Smith flight [manuscript]. 1919-1986.

Bennett, J. M. (John Michael)

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Shiers, Walter Henry col.

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The Ross Smith Flight was the first successful Great Britain to Australia flight completed by Australians and earned the pilots Ross Smith, Keith Smith, and mechanics J.M. Bennett and Wally Shiers the prize of 10,000 pounds. They departed from Hounslow aerodrome on the 12th of November 1919 in their Vickers Vimy Bomber and landed on the 10th of December in Darwin. From the description of Album of Walter (Wally) Shiers memorabilia relating to the 1919 Ross Smith flight [manuscript]. 1...

Smith, Ross Macpherson Sir, 1892-1922.

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Sir Ross Smith was a military and pioneer aviator. His brother Sir Keith Smith was a military aviation instructor, pioneer aviator, Vickers Australian representative, vice chairman of Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, and a director of Qantas and Tasman Airways. From the description of Papers of Sir Ross Smith and Sir Keith Smith [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225819061 Australian aviator. Pilotted the crew which won the Australian Government's £10,000...

Smith, Keith Macpherson Sir, 1890-1955.

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Sir Keith Smith, KBE was born in Adelaide 20/12/1890 and spent his childhood at Mutooroo Station, where his father, Andrew Smith, was manager. He was educated at Queen's School North Adelaide and Warriston School, Scotland. He enlisted in July 1917 in the Royal Flying Corps and received his commission as Lieutenant at Christchurch, Oxford. He accompanied his brother the late Capt. Sir Ross Smith on the 28 days' flight by aeroplane from England to Australia Nov.-Dec. 1919 and was created KBE in r...