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Celebration of Charles Kingsford Smith's 100th Birthday, 1997
Title:
Celebration of Charles Kingsford Smith's 100th Birthday, 1997
NFSA ID
312172
Year
1997
Courtesy
Imparja Television Pty Ltd
One of Australia's favourite sons, Charles Kingsford Smith, was celebrated at Port Lincoln airport in February 1997, on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Enjoying the celebrations was one of his passengers on a 1932 plane ride – Port Lincoln's Eric O'Connel.
O'Connel saved up 10 shillings to pay for the trip when he was a young boy, and shared his recollections of the memorable ride with the legendary 'Smithy'.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.