Keith Macpherson Smith

Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, KBE (20 December 1890 – 19 December 1955) was an Australian aviator, who, along with his brother, Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, Sergeant James Mallett (Jim) Bennett and Sergeant Walter (Wally) Shiers, became the first people to fly from England to Australia.

This article is about the Australian aviator. For the Canadian singer, see Keith Macpherson.
For other people named Keith Smith, see Keith Smith (disambiguation).

Sir Keith Smith
Capt. Ross (left) and Lieut. Keith (right) Smith in 1921.
Born(1890-12-20)20 December 1890
Adelaide
Died19 December 1955(1955-12-19) (aged 64)
Sydney
NationalityAustralian
Known forFirst flight from England to Australia
RelativesSir Ross Macpherson Smith (brother)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Aviation career
Full nameSir Keith Macpherson Smith
Famous flightsThe Great Air Race
Air forceAustralian Flying Corps
BattlesWorld War I
RankLieutenant
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