History Friday | A Hero in Bronze at Adelaide Oval

Ever spotted the “Aviation pioneer” statue near Adelaide Oval?

That’s Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, a South Australian aviation pioneer who made the first-ever flight from England to Australia in just 28 days back in 1919, alongside his brother Keith and crew in a Vickers Vimy.

 His statue, proudly standing in Creswell Gardens, was unveiled in 1927 — facing Mount Lofty, where his historic arrival was first spotted. It honours a truly remarkable feat that changed aviation history forever.

 This walking tour moment was captured on a Park Lands SA guided tour, just one of many rich stories woven through our city streets.

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