Dimensions
123 x 188 x 31mm
When Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's aircraft Lady Southern Cross mysteriously disappeared off the Burmese coast in 1935, the golden age of aviation lost one of its most charismatic heroes: the man who had piloted the first flights across the Pacific in both directions, conquered the Tasman Sea and made the first successful westbound crossing of the Atlantic. Written with the co-operation of 'Smithy's' widow and family, this illuminating and authoritative biography looks beyond his awesome flying exploits to reveal a complex reckless character obsessed by fame and worshipped by women - and yet, paradoxically, one who suffered from a morbid fear of the sea.
'Relayed with the style of a fast-moving novel but dripping with the authenticity of thorough research.'
Brisbane Courier-Mail
