Charles Kingsford Smith: . .. During the late 19th century, a German mannamed Otto Lilienthal achieved some of the first successful, repeated flights using gliders. Regrettably, he suffered a crash on August9, 1896, and died the next day. Reportedly, his last words were "Sacrificesmust be made!" This was a mentality shared by all the pioneersof flight. During the inception of aviation, there werefew professions out there more dangerous. A quick look at all the pilots from the firstdecades of flight and you will find very few of them who got to see retirement after along and successful career. If you'll pardon the cliché, these men andwomen were made of sterner stuff than the rest. One of these daredevils was Australian CharlesKingsford Smith. He discovered his passion for flying duringWorld War I and, for the rest of his life, always looked for new opportunities to soarthrough the skies. In the process, he set a number of world firstssuch as the first trans-Pacific ...
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