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The ''Lady Southern Cross'' was a Lockheed Altair monoplane owned by Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. In this aircraft, Kingsford Smith made the first eastward trans-Pacific flight from Australia to the United States, in October and November of 1934. ==Delivery== In April 1934, Kingsford Smith ordered an aircraft from Lockheed for use in the MacRobertson Air Race in October of that year. The aircraft was rebuilt from a Lockheed Sirius originally built for George R. Hutchinson in 1930.〔(VH-USB "Lady Southern Cross" (Part 1) )〕 The aircraft was delivered by ship to Sydney, Australia in July 1934, bearing Kingsford Smith's requested blue livery and the name 'ANZAC'. However, before it could be flown in Australia, the Government objected to the commercial use of ANZAC (the use of which remains restricted in Australian law today〔(Dept of Veteran Affairs: Acceptable uses of "ANZAC" )〕), and Kingsford Smith was forced to remove it.〔(VH-USB "Lady Southern Cross" (Part 2) )〕 After finally getting the machine, now named ''Lady Southern Cross'', out of Customs, Kingsford Smith and copilot Patrick Gordon Taylor set several speed records flying between Australian cities as they prepared to fly to England for the race. With all paperwork finally complete, they began the flight to England on 29 September 1934, with a first leg planned to end in Darwin. However, dust storms and stress failure of the engine cowling turned them back to Sydney, and they were forced to withdraw from the race.〔(VH-USB "Lady Southern Cross" (Part 3) )〕 The race was subsequently won, and a new speed record set, by a British de Havilland DH.88 racing aircraft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady Southern Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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