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Old 2nd October 2008, 03:35 PM
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What about some of Qantas' founders such as Fergus McMaster, Hudson Fysh, etc Are they currently on any Qantas aircraft?.
did you read the bold part of the opening post?
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did you read the bold part of the opening post?
Think you miss read his question.

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What about some of Qantas' founders such as Fergus McMaster, Hudson Fysh, etc Are they currently on any Qantas aircraft?


As for non-Qantas people, what about Sir Norman Brearley?....now there's a well known West Aussie for you Brenden! Sir McPherson McRobertson and MMA

Worthy people who were significant in the development of Civil Aviation in Australia.
The answer to the first question is no, there are currently no aircraft named after those early founders, hence why the new a/c are going to be named after them.

As for the 2nd question, guess you will have to wait and see what names they announce. There are many 'worthy' people.
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Last time I flew QF Intl with AVOD, I spend a very enjoyable 3 hrs watching a documentary series called "Air Australia". It had a lot of history about the early QF guys (Fysh, McGuinness etc) and also those from WA.

I'd recommend looking for it next time you're on an AVOD equipped A/C. Very interesting.

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Old 3rd October 2008, 12:37 PM
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Last time I flew QF Intl with AVOD, I spend a very enjoyable 3 hrs watching a documentary series called "Air Australia". It had a lot of history about the early QF guys (Fysh, McMaster etc) and also those from WA.

I'd recommend looking for it next time you're on an AVOD equipped A/C. Very interesting.

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For info, this documentary is also available online through torrents, so can be downloaded.
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Old 3rd October 2008, 01:09 PM
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Last time I flew QF Intl with AVOD, I spend a very enjoyable 3 hrs watching a documentary series called "Air Australia". It had a lot of history about the early QF guys (Fysh, McGuinness etc) and also those from WA.

I'd recommend looking for it next time you're on an AVOD equipped A/C. Very interesting.

cheers

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It should also be available on DVD through ABC online or any ABC bookshop.

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Old 5th October 2008, 01:18 PM
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A Qantas jet with the name " Sir Reginald Ansett" on the side , landing in NZ, boy I would like to see that, and futhermore wouldn't it be great to be asked a question like "who was that guy?"
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No disrespect intended toward Nancy Bird-Walton, but it would be nice to see an aircraft also named after Miss Phyllis Arnott, the first woman pilot in Australia to gain a commercial pilot's licence, then known as the "B" licence, her licence number was B334. This was gained in a DH60 Gypsy Moth on 28 February 1931, 18 months after gaining her "A" (private) licence, again in a DH60 on 28 June 1929. Just a bit of trivia to note is that Phyllis' private licence was number A330.

This all occurred before Nancy Bird-Walton had begun to learn to fly.
Nancy receives alot more recognition because of her later achievements and as a result she became the more famous of the early aviatrixes.
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Air Australia is about to be repeated on ABC starting next Sunday (12/10) at 14:00 ESDT.

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as i was going through the November addition of Australian Aviation, i noticed in the Traffic section, the names of the next three QF A380's VH-OQB,C,D was relieved.

VH-OQB Hudson Fysh

VH-OQC Fergus McMaster

VH-OQD Paul McGinness

thought you would all be interested.

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