Sir Ross Macpherson Smith Kbe (2 results)
Historic Daily Mirror Tabloid Newspaper | Thursday, December 11, 1919 | Lead Story to the Front Cover Headline: Half Way Round The World Flight | Captain Ross Smith Wins £10,000 Flight to Australia - Journey of 11,294 Miles
Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (4 December 1892 - 13 April 1922) was an Australian aviator. He and his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia, in 1919.
Published by Printed and Published by Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd., Fetter Lane, London Saturday, May 8 1919., 1919
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PHOTOGRAPH of Ross Smith in cockpit of Bristol F.2 B Fighter Plane with gunner Mustard.
CAPTAIN SIR ROSS MACPHERSON SMITH, [1892-1922] K.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Australian Pioneer Aviator.
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Add to basketRoss shot down 11 enemy planes, and finished his service as AustraliaÕs most decorated WWI pilot. He is mentioned several times in Lawrence's book, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom'.
