Papers [manuscript]. 1905-1993.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1905-1993.

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Correspondence, personal documents, notebook, diary, newspaper cuttings, invitations and other papers relating to Allan's career including his work as a pilot for the Royal Air Force and Australian National Airways and as an employee of Qantas. Also includes papers relating to Catalina flying boats and their use by the RAAF in World War II and writings by various authors on aviation in Australia.

56 cm. (4 boxes) + 1 folio package.

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Allan, G. U. (George Urquhart), 1900-

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Air pilot and Deputy General Manager of Qantas. Pilot with Australian National Airways, 1929-1931 and employee of Qantas, 1934-1961. Allan flew with Charles Ulm and P.G. Taylor in the record-breaking "Faith in Australia" flight from England to Australia in 1933. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1905-1993. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225848008 ...

Ulm, Charles Thomas Phillippe, 1897-1934

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C. T. P. Ulm, 1897-1934, aviator, was lost near Hawaii on a flight from Oakland, California to Australia. He married Mary Josephine Callaghan in 1927. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225776153 Charles Ulm was a pioneer Australian aviator. Ulm is best known for his partnership with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was Kingsford Smith's copilot on many of his famous flights, including the 1928 first crossing of the Pacifi...

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Qantas Airways.

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