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KING OF THE AIR: The Turbulent Life of Charles Kingsford Smith
by Ann Blainey
Black Inc., Carlton Hardcover: 384 pages Price: AUD$49.99
Reviewed by Jeffry Babb
This biography is a story and Ann Blainey is a fine storyteller. Charles Kingsford Smith was a hero of the pioneering days of aviation, between the wars. He made the first trans-Pacific flight from the American mainland to Australia; the first flight across the Tasman; and the first non-stop crossing …

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