Southern Cross
Southern Cross is the Fokker F.VIIb/3m flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harry Lyon, and James Warner on the first transpacific flight from the mainland United States to Australia in 1928. The historically preserved airframe is cataloged individually because its record flights made it a nationally significant Australian aviation artifact.
Identity
- Aliases
- Fokker Southern CrossG-AUSUVH-USU
- Name
- Southern Cross
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Southern Cross is the Fokker F.VIIb/3m flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harry Lyon, and James Warner on the first transpacific flight from the mainland United States to Australia in 1928. The historically preserved airframe is cataloged individually because its record flights made it a nationally significant Australian aviation artifact.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:41:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:41:11 UTC
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- Vehicle Code
- VH-USU