ON A VIM AND A PRAYER
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday December 11, 2009
Ninety years have passed since a Vickers Vimy bomber, piloted by Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith, became the first international flight to land in Australia. Yesterday Greg Hardy flew a Tiger Moth to commemorate the event with the Fannie Bay History and Heritage Society. The Vickers Vimy left London for Darwin in November 1919. It landed 27 days later, on December 10, to win the 10,000 that the prime minister, Billy Hughes, had put up for his "Air Race" to encourage international aviation to the country.
© 2009 Sydney Morning Herald
