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Game, ‘The Sir Ross Smith Aeroplane Race Game, for two or more players’ commemorating a record flight between London and Australia, 1919, printed in Sydney
Made 1919
The 1919 air race from England to Australia won by Australians, Ross and Keith Smith, is illustrated in this children’s board game of the time. The Smith brothers flew in a twin-engine Vickers Vimy heavy bomber, repaired enroute with chewing gum and pieces of fruit crates. The aircraft had the registration G-EAOU, which Smith’s crew jokingly referred to as ‘God ‘Elp All Of Us’. The race was meant to demonstrate the feasibility of long-distance air travel, and prize money of £10,000 was offered b...
Summary
Object No.
A8184
Object Statement
Game, 'The Sir Ross Smith Aeroplane Race Game, for two or more players' commemorating a record flight between London and Australia, 1919, printed in Sydney
Physical Description
Game, 'The Sir Ross Smith Aeroplane Race Game, for two or more players' commemorating a record flight between London and Australia, 1919, printed in Sydney
Game, 'The Sir Ross Smith Aeroplane Race Game, for two or more players' commemorating a record flight between London and Australia, 1919, printed in Sydney 2019, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 7 December 2019, <https://ma.as/196074>
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