Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903, Jan. 5 | Born, Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia |
| 1915-1916 | Attended St. Virgil's College, Hobart, Australia |
| 1916-1920 | Attended Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay, Australia |
| 1920-1923 | Apprentice in service on ships of Patrick Steamship Co., Ltd. |
| 1923 | Officer aboard SS Maheno |
| 1924 | Officer aboard SS Orowati |
| 1925 | Married Vera McCulloch |
| 1927 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1928 | Established school of navigation for flyers, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1930 | Attempted with Harold Bromley the first non-stop crossing of the North Pacific |
| 1931 | Perfected ground-speed and drift indicator for air navigation |
| 1931 | Flew around the world in eight days (23 June-1 July) with Wiley Post Appointed senior air navigation research engineer, United States Army Air Corps |
| 1934-1935 | Surveyed and negotiated for bases for airline operations in South Pacific |
| 1939-1941 | Appointed group captain in the Australian Air Force and director of Allied Air Transport in South Pacific |
| 1942-1943 | In charge of Air Navigation Research Training, United States Army Air Corps |
| 1944 | Investigated navigational methodology in the Arctic and Antarctic and published confidential report on the subject for the United States Navy |
| 1945-1957 | Resided in Fiji Islands where he owned plantations and operated Fiji Airways |
| 1957 | Died in Fiji Islands |