Nancy Bird Walton, AO, OBE (16 October 1915 – 13 January 2009) was a pioneering Australian aviator, known as "The Angel of the Outback", and the founder...
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Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (IATA: WSI, ICAO: YSWS), also known as Badgerys Creek Airport or Western Sydney Airport, is an...
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original on 28 July 2012. A380 Naming Ceremony – 'Nancy-Bird Walton' on YouTube "Tribute to Nancy-Bird Walton". Qantas Airways Limited. 10 October 2008. Archived...
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Base Richmond and on November 3 was named Nancy Bird after pioneering Australian aviator Nancy Bird Walton. In October 2019, Tanker 912 was seen at the...
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Charles Walton, and they had two children. His pet name for her was "Nancy-Bird" and she became generally known as "Nancy-Bird Walton". Walton founded...
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of Port Macquarie-Hastings. Kew is located at the intersection of Nancy Bird Walton Drive (the former Pacific Highway) and Ocean Drive, the road to the...
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comprise six stations and service the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, which is also currently under construction, upon its opening...
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documentary includes an interview with legendary Australian aviator Nancy Bird Walton, who flew with Cliff Carpenter and got lost over Bass Strait whilst...
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was founded on 16 September 1950 by Australian aviation pioneer, Nancy Bird-Walton. The AWPA is organised at the national Australian and state levels...
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(b. 1925) 2009 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926) 2009 – Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915) 2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter...
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Topley-Bird (born 1975), British singer Michael J. Bird (1928–2001), British writer Morice Bird (1888–1933), British cricketer Nancy Bird Walton (1915–2009)...
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Jocelyn Howarth and Nancy Bird Walton, ca. 1932 – by unknown photographer....
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heiress Nancy Bird-Walton (1915-2009), Australian aviator Mrs O. F. Walton (Amy Catherine Walton, 1849–1939), British author Percy Levar Walton, American...
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(d. 2000) Faith Bandler, academic, activist and advocate (d. 2015) Nancy Bird Walton, aviator (d. 2009) Arthur Boyd, artist (d. 1999) Sir Jack Brabham...
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Tudela is a major figure in medieval geography and Jewish history. Nancy Bird Walton – a pioneering Australian aviator, and was the founder and patron...
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woman to fly a solo round-trip from Hawaii to the continental US. Nancy Bird Walton is the first Australian woman to hold a license to allow her to carry...
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21 January 2011. The naming ceremony for Qantas' A380, VH-OQA, the Nancy Bird Walton, the flagship of their fleet, features a choir singing this song The...
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Filipina politician Nancy Birdsall (born 1946), American economist Nancy Bird Walton (1915–2009), Australian pioneering aviator Nancy Birtwhistle, English...
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2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Building Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has come a long way since it first started in 2018. We're...
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Wagstaff (born 1951), first woman to win the US Aerobatic Championship Nancy Bird Walton (1915–2009), pioneering Australian aviator who founded the Australian...
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Singapore, Malaysia, India, Persia, Kurdistan, Turkey, and Morocco Nancy Bird-Walton Australian 1915 2009 Australian aviation pioneer Nellie Bly American...
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Trueman Alia Twal Hermelinda Urvina Patty Wagstaff Shannon Walker Nancy-Bird Walton Jessie E. Woods Edna Gardner Whyte (president 1955–1957) Jeana Yeager...
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found a civilian flying school in Shanghai that same year. In 1935, Nancy Bird Walton obtained the first Australian license allowing a woman to carry passengers...
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Diploma of Merit — Associazione Nazionale Infermieri, Italy (1969) Nancy Bird (Walton) Award — Australia's woman pilot of the year (1970) Paul Tissandier...
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aviation pioneers including Kingsford-Smith, Ulm, Jean Batten and Nancy Bird Walton. The Airfield was closed by Greater Taree City Council in February...
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continued to fly until her death in 1983, after which it was purchased by Nancy Bird Walton. Casey received a Military Cross, was appointed a Companion of the...
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the British Isles, and 10 for Australia, including one delivered to Nancy Bird Walton, the first female commercial air operator in Australia. Other examples...
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Shirley, New York, United States WSI YSWS Western Sydney Airport (Nancy-Bird Walton Airport) Sydney, Australia WSK ZUWS Chongqing Wushan Airport Wushan...
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Tyler, 92, British architect. Eben van Zijl, 77, Namibian politician. Nancy Bird Walton, 93, Australian aviator, natural causes. Peter Ward, 95, British Olympic...
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museum opened its doors in October 2002, with Australian aviator Nancy-Bird Walton launching the ceremony. The museum facilitates an auditorium to its...
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