Lainie Anderson – ‘Sir Ross and Keith Smith and the 1919 England to Australia Air Race

Lainie Anderson has been a columnist with Adelaide’s Sunday Mail for 14 years. Her 30-year career in journalism and public relations includes stints at the Herald Sun in Melbourne, The Times in London and the South Australian Tourism Commission.

In 2016 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to gauge the significance of Adelaide’s historic Vickers Vimy aircraft and retrace the route of the 1919 Air Race from England to Australia. She has since written a novel on the race, Long Flight Home, and co-produced The Greatest Air Race documentary which aired on SBS TV. Both are available for sale after her presentation.