Southern Cross II replica of Charles Kingsford Smith’s record breaking Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor flew today for the first time after being restored to airworthiness after a crash in 2002. It is a fully rebuilt replica of Smithy’s famous “Old Bus“ Fokker TriMotor Southern Cross that completed the firstever transPacific flight to Australia from the mainland United States, a distance of about 11,670 kilometres (7,250 mi), in 1928. It is based permanently and on display at the HARS Aviation Museum in Shellharbour, just south of Sydney.

HARS Museum website: https://hars.org.au/
Donate to keep the Southern Cross II flying: https://hars.org.au/donations/souther...


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0:00 Southern Cross II
0:08 start engine 3
0:32 start engine 2
1:02 start engine 1
1:20 taxiing
2:42 takeoff
3:14 moon flypass
3:24 planned missed approach
4:10 landing and parking