Hudson Fysh Biography

Name: Hudson Fysh Biography
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A comprehensive biography of a pilot who became a major figure in Australian airline corporations. Born in Tasmania, he enlisted in WW1 and subsequently joined the Australian Flying Corps. After the war he and a group of colleagues founded Queensland and Northern Territory Airline Service (QANTAS) of which he subsequently became director. In 1934, with Imperial Airways, Qantas Empire Airways was started flying mail between England and Australia. Soon afterwards he was involved in the start of Tasman Empire Airways providing air services to New Zealand. In retirement he published a number of historical works.

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Acknowledgement of country

The Historical Society of the Northern Territory acknowledges the Larrakia people, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which History House stands, and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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