Charles Kingsford Smith

Also known as “Smithy,” Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was a popular and charismatic aviator in early days of flight. He did a lot of “firsts,” including crossing mainland Australia, flying from Sydney to London, and Australia to New Zealand. However, in 1935, on his way back from London to Australia, he crashed near Myanmar. They discovered the undercarriage of the plane and trees snapped in half, but no other wreckage or the pilot’s body was found.