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Charles Kingsford Smith, also known as Smithy, was an Australian pilot who had been part of many first-time endeavors, the most notable being the first transpacific flight from the U.S. to Australia. While passing over Calcutta, on a flight from London to Australia in 1935, he and his co-pilot disappeared.
British-origin Australian politician Sussan Ley was born in Nigeria and raised in the UAE and England, before moving to Australia in her teens. The Liberal Party deputy leader went on to represent Farrer in the Australian Parliament after managing ministries such as health, aged care, environment, and sport.
Nicknamed Killer Caldwell, Australian military aviator Clive Caldwell, who served during World War II, is known to have shot down many enemy aircrafts. He also commanded RAF and RAAF units. He later resigned in protest of misuse of Australian fighter units and was then court-martialed for liquor transactions.
Australian businessman and pilot Reg Ansett initially launched a taxi business in Victoria, before founding his own airline, Ansett Airways. He later purchased Australian National Airways and also invested in hotels, road transport, and television. He received a knighthood before his empire’s takeover by Rupert Murdoch.
Australian pilot Ross Macpherson Smith, along with his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, completed the world’s first flight from England to Australia, back in 1919. A year prior, Ross had made the first flight from Cairo to Calcutta. He died at age 29, while testing a Vickers Viking aircraft.
Harold Gatty was an Australian aviation pioneer and navigator. He is best remembered for his flight alongside Wiley Post in 1931, which set the world record for circumnavigation of the globe. Harold Gatty was Wiley Post's navigator during the record-setting aerial circumnavigation, which took them over eight days to complete.
Pioneering Australian aviator Keith Macpherson Smith and his brother, Ross Macpherson Smith, were the first to complete a flight from England to Australia. He also served as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War I. Though he had planned a flight around the world, the plan didn’t materialize due to his brother’s death
