Sir Charles Kingsford Smith By backtothefuture. Feb 9, 1897 Charles Edward Kingsford Smith was born Charles Edward Kingsford Smith was born Jan 1, 1915 Enlisted in the Army. Served in Gallipoli Aug 1, 1917 awarded a Military cross for outstanding bravery May 31, 1928 Smith and crew flew the first trans-pacific flight to AUS Sep 10, 1928 Made the first trans-tasman flight Mar 31, 1929 Crashed en-route to England from Sydney, his rescue party perished Jan 1, 1930 Received a Knighthood for his contribution towards aviation Jan 1, 1930 Won the England to Australia air race, flying solo Dec 31, 1933 Broke his own record for the Britain to Australia flight Jan 1, 1934 First to fly west to east across the Pacific Ocean Nov 8, 1935 Lost at sea during an England-Australia flight
