page_title: Southern Cross (aircraft)
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Southern Cross (aircraft) / References
context_page_description: The Southern Cross is a Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane that was flown by Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harry Lyon and James Warner in the first-ever trans-Pacific flight to Australia from the mainland United States, a distance of about 11,670 kilometres, in 1928.
context_section_description: Carl "Ben" Eielson, NAHF Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Pilot of the Detroiter)
  "Ace Pilots". Ace Pilots.
  "Century of Flight". Century of Flight.
  ""Smithy" and the ''Southern Cross'', State Library of NSW". Atmitchell.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006.
  "30 May 2003 – 75th Anniversary of Smithy's Landing at Albert Park". Fiji.embassy.gov.au.
  Aviators – Charles Kingsford-Smith, includes photo of the plaque commemorating the flight across the Pacific and the landing at Brisbane on 9 June 1928
  Famous Fokker Flights Archived 11 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  History of Eagle Farm (Our Brisbane)
  Photo of Southern Cross, and welcoming crowd, at Eagle Farm on 9 June 1928 (National Archives of Australia)
  "Magnificent Machines – Home-grown Legends". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 2003.
  Smith, Robert L. (1928). "The Fourth Propeller, A New Industry". San Francisco Business. XVII (11 July 1928). pp. 14–15, 35. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  "First trans-Tasman flight touches down 11 September 1928". New Zealand History. NZ Government (Ministry for Culture and Heritage). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017. The welcome in Christchurch was tremendous. About 30,000 people had made their way to Wigram, including many pupils from state schools, who were given the day off, and public servants, who were granted leave until 11 a.m.
  "ADF Serials". ADF Serials. 10 January 2004.
  Southern Cross reproduction Archived 29 August 2014 at Archive.today
  "Fokker FVIIB "Southern Cross" Replica". HARS. 2014.
  "Famnous Australian Aircraft PTY Ltd F-VIIB/3M". Australian Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
  Austin Byrne Southern Cross Memorial collection highlight: National Museum of Australia
  "Gateway renamed the Southern Cross Way". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2010.
caption: The Southern Cross at the RAAF base at Canberra in 1943.
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