John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (d. 1951)
John Flynn (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.
1880Nov, 25
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