Papers on aviation history, mostly relating to Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm, 1929-1960

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Containers:
Box 17
Component identifier:
File 54
Content Summary:

Miscellaneous aviation items, mostly relating to Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. These items were originally estrays put in a folder between boxes.

Includes 23 page manuscript notes apparently by Ulm but probably transcribed by Crome, relating to the Coffee Royal incident; manuscript statement by Ulm relating to Coffee Royal 'QST Sun Newspapers Limited Sydney', 1929; typescript transcript of Ulm's diary during Coffee Royal; typescript 'An impression of the arrival at Sydney by Commander Bennett; one page typescript notes from logbooks of Southern Cross; letter in French from Journal de Rouen, Redaction, author possibly Pierre Villeny, subject and date unclear; envelope with calculations carried on flight Sydney to Narromine by T W Shortridge; Territory of New Guinea, Port of Lae crew list for Faith in Australia, 1934; invitation to Crome for the second Kingsford Smith memorial lecture; and aviation cuttings 1934-1935.

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Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn742484).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. Copying for research purposes is permitted for material created by E A and V I Crome. Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is generally permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material. Written permission to publish unpublished manuscript material must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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