397 - Aviator Charles Kingsford Smith

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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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.    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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