Kingsford-Smith
Britishnoun
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Few hours after the start of the Milden-hall-to-Melbourne Air Race three weeks ago Air Commodore Sir Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, Australia's No. 1 airman, took off from Brisbane for California.
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In 1928 he turned to aviation, backed two Australian pilots, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles T. P. Ulm, in the first transpacific flight ever made.
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But there Kingsford-Smith, who left England four days behind, was close on his tail.
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Several flyers have reached Hawaii from the U. S.; Kingsford-Smith flew on from Hawaii to Suva and Australia.
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Next day Kingsford-Smith took it off safely, finished the 12,000-mi. flight.
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