Aviation mechanics work on the Lady Southern Cross, a Lockheed Altair, at the Wheeler Field, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1934, 2 [picture].

Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription and other reference sources.; Part of the collection: First eastward trans-Pacific flight from Australia to the United States of America flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, landing at Wheeler Field, Honolulu, Hawaii, 29 October-3 November 1934; Inscriptions: "Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's plane. First flight of any plane from West to East, Australia to U.S."--In ink on verso.; Condition: Foxing, silvering, and creased.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4351127; Donated by the Heidlebaugh family, 2008