Taking to the skies: Aviation and space.

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    • Subject Terms:
      AUSTRALIA
    • Subject Terms:
      BIRD, Nancy, 1915-2009; KENNARD, Gaby
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on some of the first Australian aviators and space explorers. Nancy Bird Walton launched outback ambulance services and founded the Australian Women's Pilots Association. She was commandant of an Australian Women's Air Training Corps during the World War II. Gaby Kennard became the first Aussie woman to fly solo around the world.