Aviation Historian Roger Codger
1928: Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith was the first to fly an aeroplane across the Pacific Ocean, along with crew members Charles Ulm, James Warner and Harry Lyon.
His plane was named "Southern Cross".
His flight, from America to Australia was in three stages... stopping in Hawaii and Fiji on the way, finally landing in Brisbane, Australia. This was a total distance of 7400 miles, taking 83 hours (almost 3 and a half days).
Kingsford Smith instantly became famous after this amazing flight.
There is more videos about Smithy, if you are interested...
Charles Kingsford Smith
- 1928: First Trans-Pacific
(California to Hawaii to Fiji to Brisbane, Australia)
(10 days)
- 1930: England to Australia air race
(Solo, winner)
14 hours 56 minutes (first solo woman)
- 1933: Australia to New Zealand
(first commercial service)
- 1935: England to Australia
record attempt
incomplete
Smithy's plane, a Fokker F.VII monoplane
he named "Southern Cross", departing
from Oakland California in 1928
No one had crossed
the Pacific by plane
before these guys.
