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    In early 1919, the Commonwealth Government of Australia offered a prize of £A10,000 for the first flight from Great Britain to Australia, under specific...
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    in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden...
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    Vickers Viking (category Aircraft first flown in 1919)
    G-EBBZ in which Ross Smith and J.M. Bennett (partners in the 1919 England to Australia flight) died on 13 April 1922 just outside the Brooklands racetrack...
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    Ross Macpherson Smith (category Victims of flight test accidents)
    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. Smith's...
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  • October 10, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2022. "First Non-stop England-Australia Flight 1989". Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved December...
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  • The following lists events that happened during 1919 in Australia. Monarch – George V Governor-General – Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson Prime Minister – Billy...
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  • been involved in a notable accident or incident or are linked to a person notable enough to have a stand-alone Wikipedia article. Including United States...
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    Charles Kingsford Smith (category Use Australian English from March 2018)
    nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Kingsford...
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    Bill Lancaster (aviator) (category Australian aviators)
    continued to hold a commission until 30 April 1930), and decided to make a name for himself by flying from England to Australia. He made this flight in the...
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  • was revived in 1919 in the post-war RAF. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Flight lieutenant is...
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