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Learn about the life and achievements of John Flynn, the founder of the Australian Inland Mission and the Flying Doctor Service. Discover how he pioneered aviation, radio and pastoral care for the Outback people.
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John Flynn OBE (25 November 1880 – 5 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what became the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance .
John Flynn was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Australia (1939–42) and missionary to the country’s wild central and northern inland, who in 1928 founded what later became the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
John Flynn (1880-1951), Presbyterian minister, founder and superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, was born on 25 November 1880 at Moliagul, Victoria, second son of Thomas Eugene Flynn, schoolteacher, and his wife Rosetta Forsyth, née Lester.
Learn about the vision and legacy of Reverend John Flynn, the founder of the RFDS, and the pioneers who made the Flying Doctor a reality. Explore the milestones, innovations, and achievements of the RFDS over 90 years of service to remote and rural Australia.
The founder and superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, John Flynn (1880-1951) established remote "bush" hospitals and communication through the unique pedal radio and his Flying Doctor Service.
Learn about John Flynn, the Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Find records held by the National Archives relating to Flynn and his legacy.
