Nancy Bird Walton
Pioneer Aviator. Born Kew, NSW, 1915. Died 13 January 2009. In the early 1930s, aviation was opening up Australia and Nancy Bird began taking flying lessons from Charles Kingsford Smith's Flying School at Mascot. In 1934 she became the youngest commercially licensed female pilot in the British...
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| Summary: | Pioneer Aviator. Born Kew, NSW, 1915. Died 13 January 2009. In the early 1930s, aviation was opening up Australia and Nancy Bird began taking flying lessons from Charles Kingsford Smith's Flying School at Mascot. In 1934 she became the youngest commercially licensed female pilot in the British Commonwealth. The following year she logged the fastest time between Melbourne and Adelaide. She became known as the 'Angel of the Outback' for her work with the Far West Children's Health Scheme. Nancy flew many hours in her Leopard Moth carrying patients to hospital, operating the first aerial baby clinic and aerial charter services. During World War Two, she became Commandant, Women's Air Training Corps, and in 1950 founded the Australian Women Pilots' Association. Nancy received the OBE in 1966 and the Order of Australia in 1990. She published two books: Born to Fly and My God, It's a Woman. A Film Australia National Interest Program. Copyright - 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Executive Producer: Ron Saunders Producer: Frank Heimans Director: Frank Heimans Writer: Frank Heimans DOP/Cinematographer: Andrzej Lada, Paul Ree Narrator/Presenter: Robin Hughes (Interviewer) Featured People: Nancy Bird Walton |
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