| Bib ID |
471204 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
Allan, Scotty (George Urquhart), 1900-1996
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| Online Versions |
Finding aid |
| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1905-1993.
56 cm. (4 boxes) + 1 folio package.
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| Summary |
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.
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| Biography/History |
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. |
| Notes |
Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 4911.
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| Related Material |
Associated material: Photographs and maps from the Allan Papers are held in National Library of Australia Pictorial and Map Sections. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Descriptive list available (3 p.). |
| Subjects |
Allan, Scotty - (George Urquhart), - 1900-1996 - Archives. | Ulm, C. T. P. - (Charles Thomas Phillippe), - 1897-1934. | Qantas Airways. | Australian National Airways. | Air pilots - Australia - Archives. | Aeronautics - Australia. | Seaplanes. | Catalina (Seaplane) | World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations.
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| Occupation |
Aircraft pilots. | Aviators. |