Seeds for Flynn’s Flying Doctor Sown 100 Years Ago

Seeds for Flynn’s Flying Doctor Sown 100 Years Ago

ByCCBHS Editor

AUGUST 22, 2017 marked the centenary of the death of a little-known outback stockman which attracted national headlines and proved the impetus for Reverend John Flynn’s vision for an outback aeromedical service. Kimberley stockman Jimmy Darcy suffered massive internal injuries on 29 July 1917 when his horse fell in a cattle stampede. An 80-kilometre ride…

Lieutenant Clifford Peel – Providing a Blueprint for the RFDS

Lieutenant Clifford Peel – Providing a Blueprint for the RFDS

ByCCBHS Editor

The Royal Flying Doctor Service honours the legacy of a far-sighted young man named John Clifford Peel whose vision played a great part in the inspiration and planning of the Flying Doctor. In 1917, Reverend John Flynn received an inspirational letter from Lieutenant Clifford Peel. The young airman and war hero suggested the use of aviation to…