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Nancy Bird-Walton - the girl who loved to fly

Nancy Bird-Walton - the girl who loved to fly

FromFierce Girls


Nancy Bird-Walton - the girl who loved to fly

FromFierce Girls

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When she was just four years old, Nancy Bird-Walton already knew what she wanted to do with her life — fly. She saved her pocket money to pay for lessons and her own aeroplane ... and before long people were paying her to fly them across the country.

Nancy was the first woman in Australia to get paid to be a pilot. Today, the A380 is the biggest passenger plane in the world — and if you look into the sky you might just see one that’s called Nancy Bird-Walton.

Narrated by singer and producer Kate Miller-Heidke.
Released:
Apr 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (19)

From skaters to singers, mountaineers to Mars mission-leaders. From the deep blue sea to the dark, black skies. Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently. Adventurous girls. Girls with guts and spirit. Girls who stand-up and say, "watch out world, here I come!". Do you know what they are? They're FIERCE. These are their stories. Join the amazing Amy Shark, Julie Bishop, Yael Stone and more as they tell the inspiring tales of some of Australia's most extraordinary women.