First airplane to land in Singapore
Thursday, 4th December 1919
The first airplane to land in Singapore touched down at Farrer Park field (old Singapore Race Course). The plane was a three-engined Vickers Vimy piloted by Captain Ross Smith with his brother Lieutenant Keith Smith as navigator. It had two other crew members. The plane was on a pioneering flight from England (UK) to Australia. In 1911, Bristol Boxkite made a demonstration flight at the same location.