Arthur William Murphy
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title:
Arthur William Murphy
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Air Commodore Arthur William Murphy, DFC, AFC, FRAeS was a senior engineer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He accompanied Henry Wrigley on the first trans-Australia flight from Melbourne to Darwin in 1919, a feat that earned both men the Air Force Cross. Murphy later played a leading role in military aircraft maintenance and production. A veteran of World War I, Murphy served first as a mechanic and then as a pilot with the Australian Flying Corps. Based in the Middle East,
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Australian engineer and aviator
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_Murphy
date created:
2009-03-31T13:52:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T12:27:17Z
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