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List of firsts for aviation in Australia or for Australian aviators. International ... First flight in South Australia [37] Bolivar, South Australia: Bleriot monoplane:
First transpacific flight (US to Australia): Charles Kingsford Smith and crew, in the Southern Cross, flew from Oakland, California, to Brisbane, Australia via Hawaii and Fiji, between May 31 and June 9, 1928. [174] First rocket-powered aircraft to fly: was the Lippisch Ente flown by Fritz Stamer on June 11, 1928, using solid fuel rockets. [175]
First water-to-water flight; List of firsts in aviation; ... Jean Batten's 1934 record flight from England to Australia; L. List of Louis Blériot medal winners;
List of Australian aviation firsts; B. Francis Stewart Briggs; H. Goya Henry; S. Henry Sutton (inventor) This page was last edited on 29 July 2024, at 11:59 (UTC ...
In 1948, the first commercial flight from Australia to Africa was flown by Qantas, launching what is known as the Wallaby Route. [2] [3] In 1954, the first flight from Australia to North America was completed, as a 60-passenger Qantas aircraft connected Sydney with San Francisco and Vancouver, having fuel stops at Fiji, Canton Island and Hawaii ...
First transpacific flight from the United States to Australia in the Southern Cross (31 May – 9 Jun 1928); [174] [nb 31] first non-stop Australian transcontinental flight (Aug 1928); [175] first trans-Tasman flight (10/11 Sep 1928); [175] († disappeared) Lady Southern Cross, over the Bay of Bengal. [176] Sir Thomas Sopwith: 18 Jan 1888 27 ...
List of Australian aviation firsts; Australian Flying Corps; Australian Grand Prix Gliding 2010; 1937 Australian referendum (Aviation) Aviation in Australia; E.
The airline industry in Australia began in the early 1920s with Western Australian Airways on the west coast, and Australian Aircraft & Engineering on the east coast. In 1920 (November), Qantas was formed, and continues to operate. [1] This is a list of airlines that have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Safety ...