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During his brief 38 years of life, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935) was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the late 20s and early 30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of long-distance flying. The first person to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) he broke many solo flying records, and this brought him a status greater than any modern astronaut - a crowd of 300,000 greeted him in Sydney. But the price of his heroism was high and the demands for celebrity and a messy private life ended in tragedy off the coast of Burma in 1935 in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. This biography explores his life and flying career.

About the Author :
Ian Mackersey is a New Zealand writer and documentary film maker whose programmes since 1977 have won 24 awards internationally. He has worked in Hong Kong, London and Central Africa and before returning to New Zealand in 1983 he was head of film and television production at British Airways.

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'The name Charles Kingsford Smith might mean next to nothing to most people. A few might dimly remember that Sydney's international airport bears his name and conclude that he was a famous Aussie. The odd aviation fanatic might just have him down as a pre-war famous flyer. But where he went and what he did? Forget it. If ever you wanted proof of the injustice of the publishing world where time and again hype wins out over merit, then look no further than Ian Mackersey's biography of Kingsford Smith, Smithy. Smithy is one of those rare accomplishments, a biography that transcends the achievements of its subject and would be worth reading even if Charles Kingsford Smith hadn't been the first long-distance pilot to conquer the Pacific and the Tasman in both directions and to fly the Atlantic from east to west. What makes this even more impressive is that Kingsford Smith is such a legend in his native Australia that every biography that has been written up till now has been hagiography and Mackersey has had to uncover a host of sources, including Smithy's second wife, who have hitherto maintained a discreet silence. The picture that emerges is of a troubled man, scarred by his active service in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, whose inability to find contentment resulted in hard drinking, a failure to maintain relationships and financial recklessness as well as hi


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780751526561
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Time Warner Paperbacks
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 415 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0751526568
  • Publisher Date: 02 Sep 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 197 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 126 mm


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