Archive: 1919-20 England-Australia flight

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 The main interest in this website is the sectiion from Darwin to Melbourne, and later on to Adelaide.

Darwin to Adelaide :the story of the 102 days journey from Darwin to Adelaide, describing the problems - and the celebrations enroute. A word file is available here for downloading for easy editing

2020 Darwin to Adelaide celebration flight in Vickers Vimy:

Movie film of 1920 flight over Sydney is available from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/item/ross-smiths-flight-london-australia-approaching-sydney

Picture galleries: Southern Sun arrival in Darwin, the trans-Australia flight, Hurley's photos intro

Wrigley and Murphy: Point Cook to Darwin: the first transcontinental flight: to come

Parer and Mcintosh across Australia ; the third aircraft to fly to Australia, my summary of the trans-Australia flight, from contemporary records

Flight and Adventures of Parer & McIntosh, the full story of the 1920 flight from England to Australia, can be purchased from Australiana Publications. Easily googleable!

Stephan Drury tribute flight to Wrigley and Murphy, 100 years later: Recreating the Wrigley & Murphy Flight of 1919 – Stefan Drury (external link)