Ross Macpherson Smith
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Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, was an Australian aviator. He and his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia, in 1919.
Ross Macpherson Smith
Capt. Ross Smith (left) and observer with their Bristol F.2B Fighter, in Palestine, February 1918.
Sir Ross Smith memorial statue in Creswell Gardens, Adelaide
Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, the aircraft flown by Smith in 1919
Vickers Vimy
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The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the Vimy was designed by Rex Pierson, Vickers' chief designer.
Vickers Vimy
Vickers F.B.27 Vimy side view
Alcock and Brown's Vimy at Clifden, Ireland on 15 June 1919, having landed in a bog
Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, flown by Ross Macpherson Smith and his brother Keith Macpherson Smith from England to Australia in 1919