The Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Fund has supported the Epic Flight Centenary 2019 with significant funds as part of its mission to advance aeronautics and the aerospace industry in South Australia.
We sincerely appreciate the generosity of our principal sponsors…
The Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund was created when Sir Keith’s widow Lady Anita Smith passed away in 1986. Lady Anita bequeathed her entire estate to the fund, which commemorates the achievements of these two distinguished South Australian pioneer aviators.
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Nova Systems specialises in the provision of engineering and management services, providing industry and government with world-class independent expertise in delivering complex projects and solving technologically challenging problems.
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The Advertiser and Sunday Mail are deeply engrained in the roots of South Australia and its residents, offering the best coverage of local, national and global news. News Corp Australia is our media partner.
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Adelaide Airport is the fifth-largest domestic airport and sixth-largest international airport in Australia. It is the aviation gateway to South Australia and processes more than eight million passengers annually.
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The Defence Teaming Centre is a nationally-focused member organisation connecting and supporting Australian industry to develop capability and increase overall competitiveness in domestic and global defence markets.
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Adelaide Oval forms the backdrop to the Sir Ross Smith memorial statue on War Memorial Drive, funded by a grieving South Australian public in the wake of the aviator’s tragic death in 1922.
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RAAF Association (South Australia) is a veterans’ support organisation that supports the Air Force family (Air Force past and present members and their families) through advocacy, assistance, camaraderie and commemoration.
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Boeing’s presence in Australia is the company’s largest footprint outside the United States, with more than 3,000 employees in 38 locations. Boeing also has the broadest portfolio in Australian aerospace.
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The Royal Aeronautical Society is committed to advancing aviation and aerospace across the globe. As part of this commitment, the society is sponsoring a special flypast of vintage aircraft over Adelaide on 20 October, to toast the Vickers Vimy and celebrate a century of aviation advancement.
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Shell has been proudly associated with the epic flight since being appointed by the Commonwealth Government in 1919 to establish quantities of Shell Aviation Spirits at each of the possible landing sights from England, across the continent, the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East, the Sub-continent, South Each Asia, Indonesia and Australia. Shell Aviation provides an important corporate function for Shell, supporting business around the globe, and champions aviation safety both within the company, and across its vast network of partners and suppliers. Shell Aviation is proud to support the Epic Flight Centenary and in particular the historic aircraft formation flight.
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