Australia's little-known Great Air Race marks 100 years

It was a ground-breaking and era-defining feat of aviation, described as the generation's equivalent of the moon landing.

Captain Ross Smith, brother and lieutenant Keith Smith, with mechanics Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers, in front of their Vickers Vimy Source: Supplied

But on the week of its 100th anniversary, Australia's Great Air Race has been long forgotten by some generations and unheard of by others.