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Delivering a medical chest, 1960's

RFDS delivering a medical chest to Maria Island in the 1960's

The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Tasmania

The images on the following pages illustrate some of the recollections of Mr Lindsay Millar OAM, one of the father figures of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Tasmania. These cover the aircraft used for emergency flights prior to the forming of the RFDS Service in Tasmania and the history of that Service since.

Mr Millar's association with the RFDS Tasmanian Service is as follows:

  • Foundation member 1960
  • Past President (2 terms)
  • Life Member
  • Tasmanian Section Councillor 1965 – current
  • National Council and Aviation Committee 1976 – 1989
  • National Board 2002 – 2008
  • RFDS Rev. John Flynn Fellowship Award (National) 2009

In addition Mr Millar has been heavily involved with the Tasmanian Aero Club since 1956 and is a current Past President and Life Member. He is also a (retired) orchardist.

Click here to go to the RFDS web site

Logo of the Tasmanian Section

The RFDS became a reality in 1928 and the dedicated Tasmanian Section in 1960, although medical emergency flights had been conducted in Tasmania since the 1930's.

The Tasmanian Section services both the Tasmanian mainland and also the surrounding islands. It is based in Launceston and transports around 900 patients per year

The images and their descriptions are available on the next three pages (there you can click on each image to see a larger version in a pop-up window)

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Images 1 to 10 deal with the foundation of the RFDS  Images 11 to 20 show some of the aircraft used from the 1930's to the present.  Numbers 29 to 36 show the construction of the new hangar in 1998 and the base.  37 to 65 Highlight RFDS members, supporters and staff.  The remainder cover activities and projects.