Charles Kingsford Smith and those Magnificent Men
Sydney: Harper Collins, 2009. Octavo, white paper boards with gilt spine lettering, 680 pp., 12 plates. Some spotting on the rear board; overall a near-fine copy in dust jacket First edition.
In an action-packed life, the indomitable Charles Kingsford Smith went from fighting as a soldier amid the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry - before becoming the greatest peacetime aviator of his generation. Along with Charles Ulm, he was the first to conquer the Pacific by air, the first to fly across the Tasman Sea, the fastest to fly from England to Australia, and the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe by crossing the equator. Item #1933
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