Arthur
H Affleck (1903- ) | |
Six months later he was selected as one of three Civil Aviation Cadets from hundreds of applicants throughout Australia, was trained to Air Force 'Wings' and Commercial Pilot Licence standard. Given a discharge from the RAAF, Affleck commenced work as a commercial pilot with Jimmy Larkin's Australian Aerial Services Ltd. to operate the Melbourne-Hay route. Following a dispute with Larkin over the airworthiness of the A.N.E.C. III, Arthur Affleck obtained a job with Q.A.N.T.A.S in April 1927. He was the original pilot of the Flying Doctor service, based in Cloncurry, and later flew in New Guinea and Western Australia. | |
In 1963, at the age of 60, he retired from the position of Regional Director of Civil Aviation for Papua New Guinea. (Photo: CAHS collection)
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Arthur Affleck's autobiography The Wandering Years was published by Longmans, Green and Co. in 1964.
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