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WORLD   FLIGHTS  BY  AUSTRALIAN  AND
NEW ZEALAND  PILOTS

Solo flights are hilighted in Yellow.

YEAR CREW NATION TYPE AIRCRAFT REG ROUTE REMARKS
1928-
1930
Charles Kingsford-Smith &
Crew
AUS/USA Fokker F17 Southern Cross   EAST  
1969 Cliff Tait NZ Airtourer115 Miss Jacy ZK-CXU EAST Shipped Tokyo - Vancouver
1971 Trevor Brougham
Robert Dixon
AUSTRALIA Beech Baron
B55
  VH-CFO EAST  
1975 Denys Dalton
Keith Carmody
AUSTRALIA Beech Duke 60   VH-TKE EAST  
1975 Denys Dalton
Terry Gwynn-Jones
AUSTRALIA Beech Duke 60   VH-TKE EAST Speed record 5 days 2 hrs
24,426 SM
1975 Hans Tholstrup AUSTRALIA Grumann AM 1B
Trainer 105 hp
  N6505L EAST
3 months
 
1982-
1983
Dick Smith AUSTRALIA Bell 206
Long Ranger III
Australian Explorer VH-DIK EAST First solo helicopter
1986 Ted Rear
Keven Pownell
AUSTRALIA Aerostar 601P   VH-PJC WEST  
1988-
1989
Dick Smith
Giles Kershaw
AUSTRALIA Twin Otter Sir Hubert Wilkins VH-SHW Both Poles First r-t-w with landings at both Poles
1988 Peter Norvill AUSTRALIA Cessna
Hawk XP
  VH-PSV WEST
35 days
 
1989 Gaby Kennard AUSTRALIA Piper Saratoga Gerty VH-GKF EAST
99 days
29,000 NM
1994-
1995
Dick & Pip Smith AUSTRALIA Sikorsky S76 World Explorer VH-SHW WEST  
1995 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ EAST  
1992 Tim Findlow
+ 2 diff pax
AUSTRALIA Cessna 310Q   VH-HKW WEST
19 flying days
 
1996 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ WEST Second flight
1996 Claude Meunier AUSTRALIA Aerostar 602P/700   VH-XRD EAST  
1997 Gary Burns
Alex Schenk
AUSTRALIA Lancair IV   VH-LKG EAST  
1998 Mario Ardoino AUSTRALIA Archer   VH-MGA WEST  
1999 Mario Ardoino AUSTRALIA Archer   VH-MGA WEST Second flight
2000 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ EAST Third flight via the North Pole
2002 Dick Smith AUSTRALIA Cessna Caravan Sir Hubert Wilkins VH-SHW    
2005 Peter Moore
Hazelton Geogg
Hazelton Jim
Don McBean
Keith Bushnell
AUSTRALIA King Air B200   VH-HPX EAST  
2009 Anthony Peter
Blois Rodney
AUSTRALIA PA32   D-ENRG EAST  
2010 Evers Ken
Pryse Tim
AUSTRALIA GA8-TC Airvan   VH-BYI EAST  
2011 Jeffery Robert
Robert Wells
Fenelly Bill
AUSTRALIA Twin Comanche     EAST  
2015 Michael Smith Australia Searey Southern Sun N473XP WEST First solo flying boat
First solo amphibian circumnavigations.
2016 Lachlan Smart Australia Cirrus   VH-IBC WEST Youngest pilot around the World


Last update: October 1, 2016
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