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Charles Kingsford Smith.

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Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
629.13 KING
DVD   Gosford Library . . On Loan . 16 Apr 2024
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Title Charles Kingsford Smith.
Published [Australia] :
Reel (distributor),
[2010]
©2019.
Description 1 DVD (52 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
System Details Note DVD region 4 ; PAL.
Language In English.
General Note "Introduction by Peter Fitzsimons. The DVD companion to his best selling book Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and those magnificent men"-- Cpver.
Target audience Rated: E - Exempt from classification.
Summary Known to millions of Australians simply as Smithy, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was one of Australias true twentieth-century legends.Kingsford Smith was the first person to fly across the Pacific, he broke the record for the fastest flight from England to Australia, and at one point he held more long-distance flying records than anyone else on the planet. Charles Kingsford Smith was also one of Australias war heroes, receiving the Military Cross for gallantry in action after being injured during World War I. This DVD presentation is a superb collection of archive footage of Kingsford Smiths greatest achievements and makes an ideal companion to the best selling book by acclaimed author and journalist, Peter Fitzsimons.
Subjects Kingsford Smith, Charles, -- Sir,1897-1935
Air pilots -- Biography
Aeronautics -- History
Air travel -- History
Genre Biographical films
Documentary films
Additional Author DVD companion to (work) Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and those magnificent men. FitzSimons, Peter, 1961-
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