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Birth Place: Roseville, NSW
Birth Date: 18 March 1944 Discipline: Adventure Accomplishments: First solo helicopter flight around the world. |
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Richard Harold (Dick) Smith. BORN: 18 March, 1944 at Roseville, NSW. OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, aviator, adventurer, publisher, and philanthropist. EDUCATION: Roseville Public School, Sydney and North Sydney Technical High School. WHAT DICK SMITH IS FAMOUS FOR: 1. First around the world solo helicopter flight ,1983 2. First helicopter flight to the North Pole, 1987 3. First vertical around the world flight via both poles, 1988 4. Driver in the world's first solar vechicle race, 1987 5. Chairman of the Cival Aviation Authority, 1990-1992 6. Cairman of the Australian chapter of the Explorers Club 1989-1994 7. First non-stop balloon crossing Australia ( co-pilot ) 1993 WHY SHOULD WE REMEMBER DICK SMITH: We should remember Dick Smith because he was one of the first people to drive in the solar vehicle race and for non-stop balloon crossing Australia and many more. EARLY LIFE: When Dick Smith was a child he spent at least 3 hours in the bush next door exploring the wildlife. He grew up as a boy scout and fiddled with radio sets. Dick Smith's interest was exploring wildlife. That's why he wasn't good at studying. He left school in Year 11 and tried to start a career but he got no where because he doesn't like studying. He felt like a failure. |
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