After his death Sydney's primary airport was named in his memory and he was featured on the Australian twenty-dollar note for several decades. He was feted as a national hero during the Great Depression and received numerous honours during his lifetime. In 1935, Kingsford Smith and his co-pilot Tommy Pethybridge disappeared over the Andaman Sea while attempting to break the Australia–England speed record. He continued to participate on air races and attempt other aviation feats. They subsequently established Australian National Airways, but the airline and Kingsford Smith's other business ventures failed to achieve commercial success. In the same year he and Ulm completed the first non-stop flight across Australia from Melbourne to Perth and the first non-stop flight from Australia to New Zealand.
He and his co-pilot Charles Ulm became celebrities, together with crew members James Warner and Harry Lyon. In 1928, Kingsford Smith completed the first transpacific flight, a three-leg journey from California to Brisbane via Hawaii and Fiji.
He subsequently joined West Australian Airways as one of the country's first commercial pilots. After the war's end, Kingsford Smith worked as a barnstormer in England and the United States before returning to Australia in 1921. He later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 after being shot down. He joined the Australian Army in 1915 and was a motorcycle despatch rider on the Gallipoli campaign. He grew up in Sydney, leaving school at the age of 16 and becoming an engineering apprentice. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, MC, AFC (9 February 1897 – 8 November 1935), nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.First non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue.
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