[Extract from an aeronautical chart which was used by Captain Charles E. Kingsford Smith on his flight in the Southern Cross from Port Marnoch, Ireland to Roosevelt Field, N.Y. June 23rd to 26th, 1930] [cartographic material].

Abstract

Aeronautical chart used by Charles Kingsford Smith in 1930 on his Atlantic flight from Ireland to New York. The crew consisted of Capt. Charles E. Kingsford-Smith as pilot, Evert Van Dyk as co-pilot, Capt. J. Patrick Saul as navigator and John W. Stannage as radio operator. Relief shown by bathymetric isolines.; Pencil annotations used in navigation are shown on chart.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1599; Library holds map, letter from donor and 2 cards