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Sir Ross Macpherson Smith
Born(1892-12-04)4 December 1892
Semaphore, South Australia
Died13 April 1922(1922-04-13) (aged 29)
Weybridge, England
Cause of deathAviation accident
NationalityAustralian
Known forFlying ace, pioneering aviator
RelativesSir Keith Macpherson Smith (brother)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross & Bar
Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars
Air Force Cross
Aviation career
Famous flightsPioneer flight from Cairo to Calcutta
Pioneer flight from England to Australia
Air forceAustralian Flying Corps
BattlesFirst World War
  • Gallipoli Campaign
  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign
  • Battle of Romani
RankCaptain

Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (4 December 1892 – 13 April 1922) was an Australian aviator. He and his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia, in 1919.

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List of disasters in Australia by death toll

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