Premium Podcast: The search for Smithy

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Guest authors

On this premium Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake Nelson talks to explorer Damien Lay about his expeditions to find the final resting place of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and why he has “absolutely no doubt” that the Lady Southern Cross has finally been found.

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