Ross And Keith Smith (1919)

Ross and Keith Smith. Brief shot CU still photograph of airmen Ross and Keith Smith. These Australian brothers; after serving in World War One (Ross anyway and maybe Keith too) made the first long-distance aeroplane flight from England to Australia in November - December 1919. Ross died a couple of years later in, of course, an aeroplane accident. Aviation; adventure; daredevils; pilot. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé websit