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Birth
Smithy was born on the 9th of February 1897 in Hamilton, a suburb of Brisbane. -
Moved to Vancouver
Smithy moved to Vancouver in 1903 and moved back in 1907 -
Moved to Sydney
Smithy moved to Sydney -
Served in Gallipolli
Smithy Served in the war in Gallipolli -
Joined the Royal Flying Corps
Smithy was invited into the Royal Flying Corps in England -
Married
Smithy married to Thelma Eileen Corboy -
First trans-Pacific flight between America and Australia
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First non stop flight across Australia
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Married Again
Smithy married to Mary Powell -
Knighted
Smithy was knighted for his services to aviation -
Charles Arthur Kingsford Smith born
Smithy had a Son, Charles Arthur Kingsford Smith -
Charles Ulm Died
Smithy's co-pilot Charles Ulm died when his ship went down over the Pacific -
First east-bound trans-pacific flight
This was the world's first east-bound trans-pacific flight from Australia to the USA. -
Death
Smithy mysteriously died, possibly on Aye Island off the coast of Burma
