Sir Ross Macpherson Smith | |
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Born | Semaphore, South Australia | 4 December 1892
Died | 13 April 1922 Weybridge, England | (aged 29)
Cause of death | Aviation accident |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Flying ace, pioneering aviator |
Relatives | Sir Keith Macpherson Smith (brother) |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Air Force Cross |
Aviation career | |
Famous flights | Pioneer flight from Cairo to Calcutta Pioneer flight from England to Australia |
Air force | Australian Flying Corps |
Battles | |
Rank | Captain |
Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (4 December 1892 – 13 April 1922) was an Australian aviator. He and his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia, in 1919.