The Aviation Historian — January 2018

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“Ferrying is something I’d “Ferrying is something I’d


rather do more than


anything else.. .”


Janet Ferguson: ferry pilot extraordinaire


What a woman!


All in a day’s work — Janet Ferguson
checks the paperwork for Beagle 206
G-AVCH while ferrying the aircraft from
Shoreham to Brisbane, Queensland, for its
new owner, the Royal Flying Doctor Service,
in July 1967. The delivery pilot has not only
to be adaptable enough to fly numerous
types, but also have the resourcefulness
to deal with the inevitable hold-ups and
headaches that come with the job.
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