King of the Air by Ann Blainey national-security Kerry Reed-Gilbert

Kerry Reed-Gilbert

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’ —Erik Jensen

King of the Air by Ann Blainey national-security Kerry Reed-GilbertCharles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages: the first trans Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first circumnavigation around the equator, the first non stop crossing of the Australian mainland. He did it all with such courage, modesty and charm that Australia and the world fell in love with him. He became a national hero,