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ANGELS OF THE AIR

Imagine arriving at work and never quite knowing where you will go and who will need your help. Well, that’s part of the job description for the Royal Flying Doctor Service!

THE DOCTOR

Dr Jessica Martyn, 31, is based in Port Augusta, SA. She was inspired to join the RFDS by her dad, who is a retired search and rescue helicopter pilot.

“Dad sometimes pulled me out of school to fly with him to different search and rescue bases,” she says. “He’d talk about finding hikers lost in the bush, winching people

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