Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Persian Gulf

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CreatorSmith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922Title Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Persian GulfDate1918 December 10DescriptionLetter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at Chabahar, Persian Gulf. Ross speaks of plans of arriving in India the following afternoon in the Handley Page bomber after flying to Karachi and two days later arriving in Delhi. Also mention of the aeroplane flying well with the Rolls Royce engines purring along for well, with the longest air time being seven hours from Damascus to Baghdad.

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TranscriptCorrespondence from Ross to his mother while on active service during World War ICollectionRoss and Keith Smith CollectionSubjectSmith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922Smith, Jessie, 1860-1947World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, AustralianHandley Page (bomber)World War, 1914-1918 -- ArmisticesAirmen -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Persian Gulf