01988ntc a2200361 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001200066035001700078035001200095040003200107043001200139045001700151100004100168245003800209260001500247300002300262500004400285506004300329520027300372545059800645555003901243600005101282610003301333610002001366650003701386650002801423650004001451656002201491656002901513856006701542984001701609226499819980203000000.0921130m19251959at neng d1 a9597530 9000009597530 91919084 aANL:MSbengcANL:MSdANL:MS au-at---2 bd1925bd19591 aAffleck, Arthur Herbert,d1903-1966.10aPapers,f1925-1959h[manuscript]. c1925-1959. a5 cm.a(4 folders) aManuscript reference no. : NLA MS 1940. aAvailable for reference. Not for loan. a4 log books kept by Affleck from 23/7/1925-2/4/1946 which include flights for the Royal Flying Doctor Service; book of newscuttings and photos undated; some loose newscuttings and several articles about Affleck. 2 letters dated 20/12/1935 and 13/2/1959 written to him. aArthur Herbert Affleck was born in Victoria in 1903. He gained his wings in the R.A.A.F. in 1924 and during his flying career was pilot for Qantas Airways Limited, Pacific Aerial Transport Ltd and others. He was the first pilot in the Flying Doctor Service when it started in 1928. He was Superintendent of Flying Operations in the N.S.W. region and in December 1959 was appointed Regional Director of Civil Aviation for Papua New Guinea from which position he retired in 1963. He wrote "The wandering years", an account of the development of Australian commercial aviation. He died 13/9/1966.0 aDescriptive list (2 p.) available.10aAffleck, Arthur Herbert,d1903-1966xArchives.20aRoyal Flying Doctor Service.20aQantas Airways. 0aAir pilotszAustraliaxArchives. 0aAeronauticszAustralia. 0aAeronautics in medicinezAustralia. 7aAviators.2local. 7aAircraft pilots.2local.7 3Finding aiduhttp://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/1940.html2http aANLcMS 1940