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Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 24). Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074566
South African History Online (2012) 'Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074566 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074566, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074566. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074566.
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