1919 England to Australia flight

The 1919 England to Australia flight, also known as The Great Air Race, was the first ever flight from the United Kingdom to Australia. Of the six entries that started the race, the winners were South Australian brothers Ross Smith and Keith Smith, serving as pilot and co-pilot respectively. They were also accompanied by mechanics James Bennett and Wally Shiers, all of whom made the successful journey of 11,060 kilometres (6,872 mi; 5,972 nmi) from London to Darwin in a modified Vickers Vimy bomber. Although the race had finished in Darwin, an extra leg of 3,290 kilometres (2,044 mi; 1,776 nmi) to the Smith brothers' hometown of Adelaide was undertaken.