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Sir Keith Smith visits Darwin landing site 1935

Caption from The Advertiser Library: Pioneer aviator Sir Keith Smith in Darwin, NT, re-visiting the first Australian landing place of the historic 1919 Vickers Vimy flight for the first time, Dec 1935. Sir Keith inspecting the monument at Fanny Bay. (Pic by Melbourne Herald journalist E. W. Waterman). Please note: these images are not to be republished without the permission of News Corporation.

: Pioneer aviator Sir Keith Smith in Darwin, NT, re-visiting the first Australian landing place of the historic 1919 Vickers Vimy flight for the first time, Dec 1935. Sir Keith inspecting the monument at Fanny Bay. (Pic by Melbourne Herald journalist E. W. Waterman)

: Pioneer aviator Sir Keith Smith in Darwin, NT, re-visiting the first Australian landing place of the historic 1919 Vickers Vimy flight for the first time, Dec 1935. Sir Keith inspecting the granite plaque on the aerodrome at Fanny Bay. (Pic by Melbourne Herald journalist E. W. Waterman)

: Pioneer aviator Sir Keith Smith in Darwin, NT, re-visiting the first Australian landing place of the historic 1919 Vickers Vimy flight for the first time, Dec 1935. The monument at Fanny Bay. (Pic by Melbourne Herald journalist E. W. Waterman)