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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  14 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 732
  15 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 733 - 1470
• Lot #:
  1305
• Lot Description:
  KINGSFORD SMITH’S RECORD ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA SOLO FLIGHT: 4 October 1933 original Dutch press photo
  with affixed details: “Sir Charles Kingsford Smith studying a map of the route he will take before leaving Heston Aerodrome today.”
• Notes:
  The plane was a Percival D.2 Gull IV named “Miss Southern Cross”. A new record elapsed time for the flight was set: 7 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes. The previous record for a solo flight was 8 days, 20 hours, 47 minutes, set by Charles William Anderson Scott in 1932.
• Estimate:
  A$120 - 150
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.