| Bib ID |
1025622 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1918-185
56 cm. (4 boxes) + 2 folio boxes.
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| Summary |
The papers contain diaries, log books, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, citations, certificates, invitations, air schedules, aircraft manuals, pilot's certificates and licences, passports, aircraft account cards, flight maps, radio scripts and other papers, medals, a slide rule, and a photograph of Thompson beside her aircraft.
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| Biography/History |
Aviatrix. First Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, 1934. Founding member of Royal Victorian Aero Club and Australian Women Pilots' Association. Awarded OBE in 1972.
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 7936.
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| Related Material |
Associated materials: Sperry gyro horizon indicator used by Freda Thompson and original portrait sketch of Thompson by Pixie O'Haris, dated 1934 are held in National Library of Australia Pictorial Collection. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note |
List available (8 p.). |
| Subjects |
Thompson, Freda, - 1906-1980 - Archives. | Air pilots - Australia - Archives. | Women air pilots - Australia - Archives.
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| Time Coverage |
1925-1971 |
| Occupation |
Aviators. |
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