Henry John 'Harry' Butler | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Harry_Butler_RFC.jpg) Captain Harry Butler AFC (ca.1918) | |
| Born | 9 November 1889 |
| Died | 30 July 1924 (aged 34) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Resting place | North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Monuments | Minlaton, South Australia |
| Spouse | Elsa Gibson |
| Awards | Air Force Cross |
| Aviation career | |
| Full name | Henry John 'Harry' Butler |
| Air force | Royal Flying Corps |
| Rank | Captain |
Henry John 'Harry' Butler AFC (9 November 1889 – 30 July 1924) was a pioneer Australian aviator, Captain and Chief Fight Instructor in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent to Minlaton on 6 August 1919, it was the first over-water flight in the Southern Hemisphere carrying air mail and the first flight over a major body of water in the southern hemisphere.[1]
- ^ Parsons, L & Battams, S. 2019 The Red Devil: the story of South Australian aviation pioneer, Captain Harry Butler, AFC. Wakefield Press.