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The Smith Brothers
The following information kindly supplied by the
1996 Vimy Display Team and Aerobook Company. Official website for
the latest news www.vimy.org.
For more information contact the display team through www.aerobookcompany.com:
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| Captain Ross Smith |
Lieutenant Keith Smith |
Australian brothers Captain Ross Smith and Lieutenant Keith Smith,
flew from the UK to Australia in a Weybridge-built Vimy, in a further
long distance flying feat. The aircraft was  registered
G-EAOU (and dubbed "Gold ‘elp all of us’) and took off from
Hounslow, Middlesex at 08.00 on 12th November. The Vimy
eventually reached Darwin at 16.00 on 10th December, having successfully
battled its way through tropical storms and undergone running repairs
performed by the two flight mechanics on route. The 11,120 mile
flight had been completed in just less than 28 days. G-EAOU was
presented to the Australian government by Vickers and is preserved
to this day in a special memorial hall at Adelaide airport.
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