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the equator. The third leg was the shortest, 2709 km in 20 hours (84.15 mph), and crossed the Australian coastline near Ballina before turning north to fly 170 km to Brisbane, where they landed at 10:50 a.m. on 9 June. The total flight distance was approximately 11566 km. Kingsford Smith was met by a huge crowd of 26,000 at Eagle Farm Airport, and was welcomed as a hero. While Australians Kingsford Smith (main) and Ulm (relief) were the pilots,

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