| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EXDOC155 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Log book, Document |
| Maker |
Smith, Ross Macpherson |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 7/4/172 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Smith, Sir Ross Macpherson (Captain, KBE, MC, DFC, AFC, AIF b.1892 - d.1922)
Description
Collection relating to Captain Sir Ross Macpherson Smith and his brother Lieutenant Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, World War 1. Collection consists of a competitors' log book, issued by the Royal Aero Club, London, for use in the England to Australia air race in 1919. Also included is a flyer related to the 10,000 Pound prize and the competition rules (on the reverse is a blank entry form), and supplementary rules. Smith and his crew, in a Vickers-Vimy aircraft accomplished the flight in in 30 days and were awarded the Commonwealth Government prize of 10,000 pounds. The other crew members were Sergeants J M Bennett and W H Shiers.