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PHOTO GALLERY INDEX |
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| 1930 -1932 | Built as a Lockheed Sirius |
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| 1934 | Converted to a Lockheed Altair |
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| June 1934 | Loading on to the Mariposa |
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| 17 July 1934 | Unloading from the Mariposa |
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| July - October 1934 | Flying in Australia |
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| 21 October 1934 - Fiji | The Pacific Flight |
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| 24 October 1934 - Naselai Beach | The Pacific Flight |
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| 29 October 1934 - Hawaii | The Pacific Flight |
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| 4 November 1934 - Oakland | The Pacific Flight |
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| 4 November 1934 - Los Angeles | The Pacific Flight |
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| 14 November 1934 - Burbank | To the Lockheed factory for repairs and storage |
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| 7 October 1935 | On to the British Register as G-ADUS |
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| Artefacts | Lady Southern Cross Artefacts |
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Sirius
NR118W at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 7 |
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Sirius
NR118W at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 8 |
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The
instrument panel of Sirius NR118W. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 117 |
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Sirius
NR118W during testing at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 119 |
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Sirius
NR118W at Burbank with
George Hutchinson in the cockpit. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 112 |
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Sirius
NR118W at Burbank with
George Hutchinson in the cockpit. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 116 |
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Sirius
NR118W at Burbank with
George Hutchinson on the wing. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 118 |
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Smithy
and Mary arriving in Los Angeles on the Monterey on 19 May 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 195 |
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Smithy
with Carl B. Squier of Lockheed and Fred G. Davies of the General Petroleum
Corp. at Long Beach on 19 May 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 71 |
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Smithy
with Altair X-118W named ANZAC. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 9 |
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Smithy
inspecting the Altair's undercarriage. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 10 |
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Smithy
with the Altair at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 185 |
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Altair
X-118W named ANZAC. (Picture: Lockheed) 4 |
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The
Altair on the dock at Long Beach. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 177 |
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The
Altair being loaded on to the Mariposa at Long Beach. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 178 |
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The
Altair being loaded on to the Mariposa at Long Beach. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 179 |
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The
Altair being loaded on to the Mariposa at Long Beach. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 180 |
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The
ANZAC on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa in Los Angeles Harbor
at Long Beach. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 47 |
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A
scaled silhouette of the Altair superimposed on a deck plan of the Mariposa.
(Artwork prepared by Tim Kalina) 67 |
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Smithy
and Mary with the Altair on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa at Long
Beach. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 142 |
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The
Passenger List of Voyage #16 of the Mariposa that brought Smithy,
Mary and the Altair to Australia. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) |
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Captain
W.R. Meyer of the S.S. Mariposa at the commissioning of the ship
into the USNR. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 203 |
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Smithy
with the Altair on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa in Sydney Harbour
on 16 July 1934. (Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 67/nos. 88-90)) 211 |
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Smithy
with the Altair on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa in Sydney Harbour
on 16 July 1934. (Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 67/nos. 88-90)) 212 |
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Smithy
with the Altair on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa in Sydney Harbour
on 16 July 1934. (Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 67/nos. 88-90)) 213 |
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The
ANZAC on the Sports Deck of the Mariposa in Sydney Harbour
on 16 July 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 161 |
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The
page for the 17th July 1934 from the log book of the floating crane Titan. (Courtesy National Archives of Australia: C3527/1,2 via Tim Kalina) 57 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 77 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 78 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 79 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 80 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 81 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 82 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 83 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 84 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 90 |
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The
Altair being unloaded from the Mariposa in Sydney on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 91 |
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The
Altair being taken to Anderson Park by barge on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 85 |
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The
Altair being taken to Anderson Park by barge on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 205 |
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The
Altair being brought ashore at Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 86 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor with the Altair at Anderson Park in Sydney. This photograph
has been autographed by Smithy.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 72 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor at Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 88 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor at Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 89 |
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The
Altair in Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: Alan Evans © Tim Kalina Collection) 87 |
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The
Altair in Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 68/nos. 1-8) 218 |
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The
Altair in Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 68/nos. 1-8) 217 |
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The
Altair in Anderson Park on 17 July 1934.
(Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 68/nos. 1-8) 214 |
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The
Altair at Mascot in July 1934 with the tailwheel fairing fitted.
(Picture: Sport and General and Central News) 144 |
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The
Altair outside the KSAS hangar at Mascot.
(Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 206 |
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The
Altair at Mascot in July 1934 after application of the name Lady Southern
Cross. (Picture: by Permission of Fairfax Syndication) 129 |
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The
Altair is given a liberal coating of Johnsons Wax, presumably at Mascot
prior to the Centenary Air Race. (Picture: via Jim Grant) 43 |
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Altair
VH-USB Lady Southern Cross at Essendon in August 1934. (Picture: Ben Dannecker Collection) 170 |
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Altair
VH-USB Lady Southern Cross probably at Essendon in September 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 202 |
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The
Lady Southern Cross arriving in Perth. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 46 |
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Altair
VH-USB Lady Southern Cross in Australia. (Picture: Ed Coates Collection) 45 |
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P.G.
Taylor and Smithy at Mascot on 11 September 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 166 |
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The
Altair undergoing undercarriage repairs at Mascot in September 1934. (Picture: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - Ref: ON 204/Box 63/5) 12 |
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The
Altair undergoing undercarriage repairs at Mascot in September 1934. (Picture: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - Ref: ON 204/Box 63/6) 13 |
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Smithy
supervising undercarriage repairs at Mascot in September 1934. (Picture: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - Ref: ON 204/Box 63/3) 219 |
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Smithy
in the Altair arriving at Mascot from Archerfield on 20 September 1934. (Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 68/nos. 9-11) 216 |
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Smithy
with the Altair after arriving at Mascot from Archerfield on 20 September
1934. (Picture: State Library of New South Wales, Sam Hood Collection (Ref: ON 204/Box 68/nos. 9-11) 215 |
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The
Lady Southern Cross meets up with the Southern Cross at Cloncurry
on 29th September 1934. (Picture: Queensland Air Museum Q158/7 via Charles Fotherington) 66 |
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The
Altair surrounded by spectators in Cloncurry. The photo was taken while
the aircraft was en route to England for the start of the Centenary Air
Race. (Picture: Roderick Collection, Northern Territory Library PH0110/0025) 64 |
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Tommy
Pethybridge working on the attachment brackets for the replacement cowling
at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 14 |
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Cowling
repairs in progress at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 15 |
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Cowling
repairs in progress at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 210 |
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Smithy
in deep conversation during cowling repairs at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 207 |
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Smithy
supervises the installation of the new cowling at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 208 |
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Lawrence
Wackett supervises the installation of the new cowling at Mascot. (Picture: SLNSW Sam Hood Collection) 209 |
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P.G.
Taylor preparing to depart from Mascot. (Picture: State Library of NSW - Ref: ON 388/Box 074/Item 222) 200 |
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Smithy
and his son, Charles Junior, in Brisbane prior to the Pacific flight. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 204 |
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Letter
written by P.G. Taylor on the day of departure for Fiji.
(Picture: Phil Vabre Collection) 74 |
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Altair
VH-USB in
Albert Park, Suva. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 159 |
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Altair
VH-USB in
Albert Park, Suva. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 156 |
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Altair
VH-USB in
Albert Park, Suva. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 120 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor in
Albert Park, Suva. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 121 |
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A
panoramic view of Albert Park, Suva in July 2023.
(Picture: Ron Cuskelly) |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 122 |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 123 |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 124 |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 125 |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 126 |
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Altair
VH-USB on
Naselai Beach, Fiji. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 127 |
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The
welcoming committee at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 132 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society) 94 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 102 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 103 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are greeted on their arrival at
Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 60 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are greeted on their arrival at
Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 165 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor on arrival at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 96 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are surrounded by spectators at
Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 58 |
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Smithy
is interviewed by radio station KGU Honolulu.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 183 |
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Altair
VH-USB surrounded
by spectators at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 63 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 134 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 135 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 136 |
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A
weary Smithy and P.G. Taylor arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 53 |
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Altair
VH-USB arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 115 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 158 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor arriving at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 157 |
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The
cargo manifest for the arrival in Hawaii. (Source: Hawai'i State Archives) 198 |
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P.G.
Taylor with Smithy at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 197 |
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P.G.
Taylor with Smithy, at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 32 |
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P.G.
Taylor and Smithy pose with Altair VH-USB at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 100 |
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P.G.
Taylor and Smithy pose with Altair VH-USB at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 113 |
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Smithy
at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 137 |
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Smithy
at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 138 |
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Smithy
having breakfast at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 201 |
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Bill
Taylor and his Leica camera at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 140 |
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Smithy
poses with a ukulele at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 139 |
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Postcards
signed by Smithy and P.G. Taylor in Hawaii. (Tim Kalina Collection) 34 |
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Radiogram
sent from Suva by Captain Mullins and Tommy Pethybridge to
Smithy and P.G. Taylor at Wheeler Field, Hawaii. (Tim Kalina Collection) 153 |
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Radiogram
warning Smithy of possible legal action on arrival Oakland. (Tim Kalina Collection) 145 |
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Altair
VH-USB over Oahu. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 130 |
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Altair
VH-USB over Oahu. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 133 |
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Altair
VH-USB over Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 131 |
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Fuel
tank repairs
at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 18 |
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Fuel
tank repairs
at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 19 |
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Fuel
tank repairs
at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 20 |
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Fuel
tank repairs at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 105 |
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Fuel
tank repairs at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 154 |
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Fuel
tank repairs at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 181 |
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Detail
of underwing registration markings. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 24 |
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Altair
VH-USB prepares to depart Wheeler Field.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 21 |
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Altair
VH-USB prepares to depart Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 22 |
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Altair
VH-USB prepares to depart Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 23 |
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Altair
VH-USB inside a USAAC hangar at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 97 |
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Altair
VH-USB at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 98 |
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Altair
VH-USB at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 101 |
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Altair
VH-USB at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 141 |
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Smithy
and Bill Taylor with the Mayor of Honolulu at Wheeler Field.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 182 |
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Altair
VH-USB taxying at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Damian Waters Collection) 93 |
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Smithy
in the cockpit at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 44 |
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Smithy
in the cockpit at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 110 |
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Altair
VH-USB under tow by USAAC personnel at Wheeler Field. (Picture: Jerry P.B. Morelock, Cmdr. USN Ret.) 99 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 111 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 155 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 25 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: USAF via Tim Kalina Collection) 35 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 61 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 26 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 65 |
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The
source of the Hawaiian music which charmed P.G. Taylor. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 27 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society) 95 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 106 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 107 |
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Altair
VH-USB departing Wheeler Field. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 184 |
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Additional
images can be found on the Hawaii
Aviation website.
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Smithy
taxies the Lady Southern Cross on arrival at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 163 |
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Smithy
taxies the Lady Southern Cross on arrival at Oakland. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 50 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are welcomed to Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 143 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are welcomed to Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 171 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor congratulate one another soon after arriving
at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 70 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor soon after arriving at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 92 |
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P.G. Taylor and Smithy on the wing of the Lady Southern Cross on
arrival at Oakland. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 49 |
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Altair
VH-USB soon after arriving at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 69 |
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Smithy
and P.G. Taylor are welcomed to Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 128 |
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Smithy
after arriving at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 168 |
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Smithy
after arriving at Oakland. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 167 |
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Letter
carried by Smithy on the trans-Pacific flight. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 175 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: William T. Larkins) 41 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 146 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 147 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 148 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 149 |
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Altair
VH-USB at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Oakland on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 150 |
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Smithy
mobbed by welcoming admirers at Mines Field on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Lockheed via Tim Kalina Collection) 186 |
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Altair
VH-USB being pushed into Hangar 3 at Mines Field on 4 November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 187 |
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Altair
VH-USB in Hangar 3 at Mines Field in November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 188 |
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Altair
VH-USB in Hangar 3 at Mines Field in November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 190 |
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Altair
VH-USB in Hangar 3 at Mines Field in November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 191 |
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Altair
VH-USB in Hangar 3 at Mines Field in November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 189 |
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Altair
VH-USB in Hangar 3 at Mines Field in November 1934.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 192 |
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Hangar 3 at Los Angeles Municipal Airport (Mines Field) circa 1939.
(Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 193 |
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Smithy
addressing
the American nation on 4 November 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 162 |
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Smithy
being
measured for a new suit in Los Angeles on 5 November 1934. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 169 |
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Altair
VH-USB after
landing at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 29 |
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Altair
VH-USB after
landing at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 28 |
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Smithy
waves from the cockpit of Altair VH-USB after
landing at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed via Tim Kalina Collection) 174 |
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Smithy
with the Lady Southern Cross
at Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 30 |
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The
Lady Southern Cross at
the Lockheed factory in Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 108 |
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Altair
VH-USB back in the U.S.A. (Picture: Lockheed) 2 |
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Smithy
poses with the Lady Southern Cross. (Picture: Lockheed) 3 |
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Smithy
at the Lockheed factory in Burbank. (Picture: Lockheed) 5 |
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Altair
VH-USB returns to her birthplace. (Picture: Lockheed) 6 |
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Altair
VH-USB returns to her birthplace. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 160 |
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Smithy
with film star and international humorist Will Rogers. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 59 |
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Smithy
with film star Myrna Loy and Paramount executive Al Kaufman. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 196 |
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Smithy
with Henry and Mary Walker at Cincinnati on 22DEC34. (Picture: Cincinnati Times-Star) 194 |
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Bob
Boulton, Tommy Pethybridge and Bud Morriss with the Lady Southern Cross
at Burbank. (Picture: Associated Press) 172 |
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Smithy
arriving in Los Angeles on the Monterey on 10 August 1935. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 164 |
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Smithy
eating his lunch atop the Lady Southern Cross while it was being
overhauled by Lockheed at Burbank. (Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 48 |
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A
freshly overhauled Lady Southern Cross at Burbank. (Picture: John Oder Collection) 36 |
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A
freshly overhauled Lady Southern Cross at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 39 |
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A
freshly overhauled Lady Southern Cross at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 109 |
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A
freshly overhauled Lady Southern Cross at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 151 |
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A
freshly overhauled Lady Southern Cross at Burbank. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 152 |
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The
Lady Southern Cross is brougfht ashore at Allhallows in the Thames
Estuary. (Picture: Unknown source) 199 |
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The
Lady Southern Cross at Croydon, three days after being re-registered
G-ADUS. (Picture: Alamy/Smith Archive) 173 |
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Smithy
poses with the Lady Southern Cross, now G-ADUS. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 40 |
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Flown
cover carried by the Lady Southern Cross on the aborted England-Australia
record attempt which departed Lympne on 23 October 1935. (Picture: Phil Vabre Collection) 75/76 |
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Smithy
is farewelled from Lympne, England. (Picture: Tim Kalina Collection) 73 |
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The
un-restored starboard undercarriage unit from the Lady Southern Cross.
(Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 52 |
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The
restored starboard undercarriage unit from the Lady Southern Cross.
(Picture: by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 51 |
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The starboard undercarriage unit at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. (Picture: Powerhouse Museum) 42 |
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The
broken attachment of the starboard undercarriage unit photographed at the
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney on 14 November 2009. (Picture: Mick Raftery) 37 |
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The
data plate on the starboard undercarriage unit photographed at the Powerhouse
Museum, Sydney on 14 November 2009. (Picture: Mick Raftery) 38 |
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A
Pioneer Instruments Fuel Flow Gauge from the Lady Southern Cross
held by the National Library of Australia in Canberra. This artefact was
removed in Australia. (Picture: Commissioned by Tim Kalina by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 68 |
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A
section of wooden skin from the Lady Southern Cross held by the National
Library of Australia in Canberra. This artefact was removed in Australia. (Picture: Commissioned by Tim Kalina by Permission of the National Library of Australia) 55 |
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This
plaque is displayed in the terminal building at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane,
Australia. Archerfield was the departure point for the trans-Pacific flight.
This photograph was taken in September 2003. (Picture: Ron Cuskelly) 62 |
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