You might have visited the airport in Sydney that's named after him, but what do you actually know about Australian aviator, Charles Kingsford Smith? This is the story of a man who fit A LOT into one lifetime.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsford_Smith

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kingsford-smith-sir-charles-edward-6964

https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/sir-charles-kingsford-smith/

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10676529

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