Australian Biography Series - Nancy Bird Walton (1-Year Access)

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A fully qualified pilot by the age of 19, Nancy Bird Walton went from being the youngest commercial licensed woman pilot in the British Commonwealth to becoming Australia’s ‘First Lady of aviation’ in the 1970s. She became known as 'Angel of the Outback' for her work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and received an OBE in 1966. In 1977 she became a Dame of St John (Knights of Malta) and in 1990 she received the Order of Australia.

(1992, 26 mins) A Film Australia National Interest Program.

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