Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
The Southern Cross
First Aircraft To Fly The Pacific
The Southern Cross
First Aircraft To Fly The Pacific
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In 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew completed the first Trans-Pacific flight in the Southern Cross, a Fokker FVII-3M monoplane. The Pacific flight was in three stages: Oakland, California to Hawaii, then on to Suva, Fiji, and finally Brisbane. On arrival, he was met by a huge crowd at Eagle Farm airport.
