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Birth of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Born in Hamilton, Brisbane, Australia -
Graduation
He graduated from Sydney Technical College as an Electrical Engineer at the age of 16. -
Serving at Gallipoli, Egypt and France
Kingsford Smith enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force that year. He embarked with the 4th Signal Troop, 2nd Division Signal Company, as a sapper and served at Gallipoli. After that, as a dispatch rider, he served in Egypt and France. -
Transfer to Australian Flying Corps
As a sergeant, he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps. -
Marriage
At Marble Bar, Western Australia, he married Thelma Eileen Hope Corboy -
83 Hour 38 minute Flight from California to Brisbane
In a three-engined Fokker plane, the 'Southern Cross', with Charles Ulm and two American crewmen, he took off from Oakland, California and flew via Hawaii and Suva to Brisbane. -
Attempt to fly from Sydney to England but got lost
Kingsford Smith, Ulm, Litchfield and Mc Williams take off from Sydney to fly to England, but were lost for 12 days at 'Coffee Royal' in north-western Australia. They were found by the aeroplane 'Canberra'. -
Sucessive first flight from Sydney to London
Kingsford Smith, Ulm, Litchfield and Mc Williams made their first flight from Sydney to London in record time of 12 days 18 hours. -
Remarriage
He had divorced in May 1929, he then married Mary Powell at Scots Church, Melbourne. -
Disappearance of 'Southern Cloud'
Kingsford Smith's plane, the 'Southern Cloud', flying from Sydney to Melbourne with pilot, co-pilot and six passengers, was lost in severe storms over the Snowy Mountains. -
Last record breaking attempt
On the plane 'Lady Southern Cross', with Tommy Pethybridge , he took off from England, aiming to make one more record-breaking flight to Australia. -
Disappearance over the Bay of Bengal
Disappeared without a trace over the Bay of Bengal between India and Burma in the plane 'Lady Southern Cross' on a flight from England to Australia. He died that year when his plane crashed into the sea off the Burma coast during an attempt to break the England to Australia speed record.
