Lot #1 - Mementoes of Charles Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector featuring the Collection of the Late Brian Murray
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Sale Date:14 Sep 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
15 Sep 2019 ~ 10am (AEST) -
Lot #:1
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Lot Description:Mementoes of Charles Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross
Mounted on Board, original rack & part of the original fabric bearing the letter S, a photo of the Southern Cross with a description typed as follow: These mementoes of Smithy's Southern Cross were presented to The Air Force Officer's Club by William G MacDiarmid, who late in 1930, as general manager of Morley Motor Bodies Ltd. of Rosebery, directed the conversion of the Southern Cross for passenger flying. On the left is part of the original fabric bearing a letter in the name of the Southern Cross. The rack above was used by Navigator Lyon for his manuals & note-books during the Pacific Ocean flight. The Southern Cross was originally passenger & freight flying in Alaska & was used in 1926 by Hubert Wilkins in pioneer exploration flights over North Polar regions. It was acquired by Kingsford-Smith and Ulm for the first Pacific Ocean flight from Oakland, California to Brisbane, Queensland. May 31st to June 9th, 1928, the crew being: Charles Kingsford Smith, pilot Charles Ulm, co-pilo -
Estimate:A$3,000 - 5,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Memorabilia
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