Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
England to Australia air race
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gptkbp:award |
£10,000
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
Smith brothers statue in Adelaide
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gptkbp:distance |
approximately 11,000 miles
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gptkbp:endDate |
1919-12-10
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Air Race
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:England |
gptkbp:notableAircraft |
gptkb:Airco_DH.9
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy Alliance P.2 Seabird Blackburn Kangaroo |
gptkbp:numberOfFinishers |
2
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gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Government_of_India
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gptkbp:participants |
6
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gptkbp:purpose |
to promote long-distance aviation
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gptkbp:route |
London to Darwin
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gptkbp:significance |
first flight from England to Australia
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gptkbp:sponsor |
Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes
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gptkbp:startDate |
1919-10-12
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gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:Keith_Smith
gptkb:Ross_Smith gptkb:James_Bennett gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_crew gptkb:Wally_Shiers |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1919_England_to_Australia_air_race
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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