Henry Wrigley
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title:
Henry Wrigley
text:
Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley, CBE, DFC, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A pioneering flyer and aviation scholar, he piloted the first trans-Australia flight from Melbourne to Darwin in 1919, and afterwards laid the groundwork for the RAAF's air power doctrine. During World War I, Wrigley joined the Australian Flying Corps and saw combat with No. 3 Squadron on the Western Front, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross; he later commanded the unit and
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Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wrigley
date created:
2009-02-27T07:07:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:03:22Z
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