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The Pioneers

In a time when flight was new and the public and government wary, each with their own qualities of character, these men were the driving force behind the infant Q.A.N.T.A.S.

Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE DFC Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE DFC
(1895-1974)
 Paul McGinnessPaul McGinness
(1896 - 1952)
Flight Sergeant (Wilfred) Arthur Baird Flight Sergeant (Wilfred) Arthur Baird
(1889-1954)
 Fergus McMaster Fergus McMaster
(1879-1950)

Of ourse there were many more involved in the fledgling company.

Not to mention the passengers! In the early days the passengers were as much adventures as the pilots themselves.

 

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