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Nancy Bird Walton

Nancy Bird Walton was Australia's ÔFirst Lady of aviation'.
Series : Australian Biography Series 1 | Year : 1992 | Total Duration : 27.5 Minutes | Producer : Frank Heimans
Director : Frank Heimans |
Archival colour footage, 1970s, yellow bi-plane performing aerobatics, Australian bushscape B/G, MS female pilot Nancy Bird Walton, in open cockpit, LS plane going into spin dive against blue sky, POV plane as it spins around, VS pilot, plane diving. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about childhood dream of flying. MS Nancy in cockpit of low flying plane. Interview Nancy. Yellow plane landing on grass, trees in B/G.
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Access No. 133091 | 1 min 6 secs | 1990s, 1970s, | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1933, Nancy Bird as young woman wearing aviator goggles and helmet sitting in cockpit. Colour portrait photo Nancy at age three with two siblings. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about leaving school during Depression to manage family household. B&W photo Nancy as young woman in aviator gear, water tank in B/G. Interview Nancy about hard work and home life, trip to an air pageant at age of thirteen.
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Access No. 133092 | 1 min 26 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | NSW, Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
B&W archival footage, 1930s, bi-plane doing aerobatics. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about her father's reluctance to allow her to learn to fly, meeting Kingsford-Smith at Wingham who told her he was opening up a flying school.
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Access No. 133093 | 1 min 22 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1933, smiling Nancy Bird as young woman flying student standing in front of aeroplane in aviator gear and holding on to parachute.
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Access No. 133094 | 11 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Archival b&w footage bi-plane in flight.
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Access No. 133095 | 5 secs | 1930s | Australia | © ABC Television | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, 1930s, aerial of Mascot aerodrome with hangars.
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Access No. 133096 | 7 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, 1933, smiling Nancy Bird as young woman aviator sitting in cockpit of Gypsy Moth, wearing leather gear and fur gloves, taken at Kingsford-Smith Flying School. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about early aviation in Australia and her attraction to aviation.
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Access No. 133097 | 43 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | Colour |
Archival b&w footage, 1930, aviatrix Amy Johnson's arrival in Australia, man running alongside plane in field, crowd gathered around plane, Amy Johnson greeted, smiling. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about Amy Johnson's trip to Australia being followed by German aviatrix Elly Beinhorn, hearing her speak and having admiration for her.
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Access No. 133098 | 33 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1938, MS German aviatrix Elly Beinhorn seated in cockpit. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about her ambition to be like Elly Beinhorn and their friendship, Jean Batten being one of the greatest aviatrixes of the early pioneer days.
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Access No. 133099 | 24 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Archival b&w footage, 1935, aviatrix Jean Batten breaking bottle of champagne on aircraft's propeller blade (makes several attempts) as she stands on suitcase, Jean Batten, Nancy Bird and Peggy McKillop (latter two about to go on barnstorming tour) standing at microphone as Jean talks, Batten's plane taxiing and taking off. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about being inspired by the early aviators, her decision to go barnstorming.
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Access No. 133100 | 34 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, 1934, people standing around Gypsy Moth bi-plane belonging to aviatrix Nancy Bird. B&W photo, 1933, MCU Nancy Bird in cockpit wearing leather helmet and goggles. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about her plane Gypsy Moth and starting out on a barnstorming tour.
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Access No. 133101 | 14 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Pan L-R WS sheep grazing in paddock behind rudimentary fence, to poster on tree ÒMy God! It's a WomanÓ. Tilt up to LS aircraft flying overhead across sun, interior cockpit Nancy Bird Walton talking to pilot. Plane against blue sky coming in to land on rural airstrip, Young. Sign on simple building ÒYoung - The Cherry Capital of AustraliaÓ. Pull back from Nancy Bird Walton addressing luncheon, talking about finding a co-pilot,VS Nancy and people at luncheon.
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Access No. 133102 | 1 min 16 secs | 1990s | Young, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1935, aviatrixes Peggy McKillop and Nancy Bird standing in front of plane.
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Access No. 133103 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Nancy Bird Walton giving talk at luncheon in NSW town of Young, speaking about aviatrix Peggy McKillop who knew all the Catholic aristocrats in the country, cutaway man smiling, Nancy listing family names and talking about being invited to stay on their properties during barnstorming tour.
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Access No. 133104 | 32 secs | 1990s | Young, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about the origins of the word barnstorming. Still b&w photograph, 1930s, Nancy Bird in long leather coat and aviator cap and goggles standing in front of plane.
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Access No. 133105 | 38 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Yellow 1934 souvenir ticket of the First Ladies Flying Tour in Australia 10/~ passenger flight organised by Miss Nancy Bird. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about meeting Stanley Drummond of the Far West Children's Health Scheme who asked her to go to Bourke and fly for them to remote places in outback.
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Access No. 133106 | 44 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © National Library of Australia | Colour |
Archival newsreel footage, 1935, title ÒFlying Angel of the OutbackÓ, Nancy Bird and nurse boarding plane, man turning propeller, POV plane as it takes off, interior Nancy Bird in cockpit, LS plane landing, nurse alights, Nancy in dress and pith helmet gets out and closes door of aircraft, adjusts hair, WS farm building. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about benefits of the Far West Children's Health Scheme.
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Access No. 133107 | 1 min 1 sec | 1990s, 1930s, | NSW, Australia | © Film World | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1935, patient Gladys Lummet being lifted to plane by two men. B&W photo, 1935, smiling Nancy Bird sticking her head out of Leopard Moth cockpit window. B&W photo, 1935, Nancy and Sister Silver standing in front of plane with mothers and children on outback property of Hungerford. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about significance of an aeroplane in Bourke for medical services. B&W photo, 1935, Nancy and Sister Silver standing with gear by plane, Nancy in pith helmet.
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Access No. 133108 | 30 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | NSW, Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | Colour |
Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about incident of picking up patient from remote outback station and delivering to Wilcannia hospital. Archival colour footage aerial over remote NSW landscape. Interview Nancy about dangers of being stranded in outback, importance of carrying water. Archival colour footage aerial over straight rural road through remote flat countryside. Interview Nancy about meeting and conversing with officers and pilots in Charleville, having a spot in her heart for one officer.
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Access No. 133109 | 2 mins 36 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA / ABC Television | Colour |
Twin-engined aircraft landing on country airstrip. Nancy Bird Walton mingling and talking with various people at function, VS Nancy addressing audience from podium, telling stories of people being afraid to fly with her as a young woman, cutaways to audience smiling and laughing.
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Access No. 133110 | 1 min 14 secs | 1990s | Temorah, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w portrait photograph, 1939, aviatrix Nancy Bird wearing leather cap and goggles, looking glamorous. B&W photo, 1930s, Nancy perched in cockpit of plane with unidentified passenger in front. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about weather having influence on flying. B&W photo, 1936, Nancy standing with Rev John Flynn in front of Qantas Empire Airways plane, Charleville. Interview Nancy about Dr Flynn and others discouraging her from flying in the outback where the air can be very turbulent.
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Access No. 133111 | 1 min 34 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Newspaper article ÒForced Landing in the DesertÓ by Nancy Bird, includes photograph of Nancy. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about losing confidence on a trip when she was unable to pass the Blue Mountains because of cloud and never wanting to fly again.
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Access No. 133112 | 1 min 20 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © State Library of NSW | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1934, Nancy Bird looking dejected sitting in circle on grass with six men, aeroplanes in B/G. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about being a very rigid and safe pilot yet becoming rusty because of that, giving possible reasons for her sudden reluctance to fly, receiving invitation from Dutch Airlines to go overseas.
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Access No. 133113 | 1 min 11 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © National Library of Australia | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, circa 1936, WS Nancy Bird with both her planes at time of upgrade, new plane Leopard Moth in F/G. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about selling her plane Gypsy Moth for £400 and going overseas.
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Access No. 133114 | 12 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Nancy Bird's pilot licence (or passport) with photograph and signature, zoom to CU pretty photo, various 1938 customs stamps in passport for Dusseldorf and Cologne. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about collecting an exhibition on civil aviation and various airlines while in Europe.
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Access No. 133115 | 30 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © State Library of NSW | Colour |
Still b&w photograph, 1938, Nancy Bird wearing fur coat, Berlin. B&W photo, 1938, Nancy standing high up on gangway of Lufthansa plane. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about her overseas travels, going to Paris aviation exhibition, not being aware of significance of new aircraft prior to war, seeing aircraft facilities in Germany. B&W photo, 1938, Nancy at function for the German and American Association, with people seated beneath Swatstika and Hitler portrait between American flags.
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Access No. 133116 | 1 min | 1990s, 1930s, | Germany, Europe; Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about falling in love with an American from the Embassy in Germany. Still b&w photograph Nancy Bird and fiancŽ John Walton arm in arm. Interview Nancy about meeting and falling in love with her husband on a ship coming from America. B&W photo, 1950, Nancy, John with two children, daughter holding large doll.
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Access No. 133117 | 43 secs | 1990s, 1950s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about joining the Flying Club on return to Australia from overseas trip, war breaking out and women being trained for the possible Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Archival b&w footage, 1939, MCU Nancy Bird in hat. Interview Nancy.
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Access No. 133118 | 37 secs | 1990s, 1930s, | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, 1940, Nancy Bird with WAAF recruitment officers and other women, Rushcutters Bay. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about efforts of WATC (Women's Air Training Corps) during WWII. B&W portrait photo, 1943, Nancy as Commandant WATC. B&W photo, 1940, Nancy and other senior WAAF officers in uniform addressing girls at St Ives Showground. B&W photo, 1940, uniformed women doing drill at training camp. Interview Nancy about unions not wanting women to take on male roles in Air Force.
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Access No. 133119 | 56 secs | 1990s, 1940s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Archival b&w footage, 1950s, Nancy Bird Walton getting in aircraft and flying off, POV cockpit, MCU Nancy, VS plane in flight. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about starting to fly again in the 1950s, forming the Australian Women Pilots in 1950.
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Access No. 133120 | 32 secs | 1990s, 1950s, | © ABC Television | B&W |
Still b&w photograph, 1950, Nancy Bird Walton and large meeting of women at formation of the Australian Women's Pilots Association. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about starting to fly again in the 1950s on a student's licence.
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Access No. 133121 | 12 secs | 1990s, 1950s, | Australia | © Nancy Bird Walton | B&W |
Archival b&w footage, 1964, Nancy Bird Walton competing in the Brisbane to Adelaide Air Race, Nancy in cockpit, air-to-air Nancy flying plane.
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Access No. 133122 | 20 secs | 1990s, 1960s, | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
VS Nancy Bird Walton meeting primary school students in school library, young boy asking if she'd ever had a crash, Nancy answering question from boy about her books, joking with children. Interview Nancy Bird Walton talking about reasons for her energy. Footage on woman approaching Nancy with her book for signing. Interview Nancy about her best experience being falling in love and marrying, much better than flying.
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Access No. 133123 | 1 min 56 secs | 1990s | Temorah, NSW, Australia; Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia