>1. About Sir francis Chichester Born in Devon. Britain. in 1901. Sir Francis Chichester was a British adventure. As a young man, he went to New Zealand, where he worked as a miner. salesman and land agent After returning to England in 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane. Two years later, in 1931, he piloted the first east-west flight over the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia. He then planned to fly round the world, but the plane was severely damaged in an accident in Japan Back➢ 1. About Sir Francis Chichester ➢ Born in Devon, Britain, in 1901, Sir Francis Chichester was a British adventure. As a young man, he went to New Zealand, where he worked as a miner, salesman and land agent. ➢ After returning to England in 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane. Two years later, in 1931, he piloted the first east-west flight over the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia. He then planned to fly round the world, but the plane was severely damaged in an accident in Japan. Back