Clyde Fenton

Australia, 1988

Film
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Episode of Series “Willesee’s Australians”.
Clyde Fenton was a skilled aviator and brilliant surgeon. Together with fellow doctor, Cecil Cook, the Northern Territories Chief Medical Officer, he pioneered the creation of the Flying Doctor Service. The Doctor Service was a great medical success but ran foul of the Department of Civil Aviation. Fenton battled with the Department and he soon found himself in court fighting for his right to fly and carry on with his work. Fenton soon became a folk hero to the people of the Northern Territory.

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Credits

director

John Power

co-producer

Film Australia

Pamela Vanneck

Ron Saunders

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Willesee's Australians

Group of items

Willesee's Australians

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300832

Language

English

Subject categories

History → Australia - History

History → Fenton, Clyde

People → Fenton, Clyde

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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