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The Real Flying Doctors.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 1128925 | KanopyPublisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015Description: 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 minutes) : digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Summary: A look at the real life Flying Doctor Service, the air ambulance of outback Australia. It's noble but hard work and the stories of the men and women who tend their patients, fly the planes and operate the radios, is a long way from their portrayal in the Australian television series, "The Flying Doctors". The lives of the flight crew are extraordinary, two weeks on call and two weeks off, they maintain their spirit throughout. They confide in us about their unusual lifestyle which is so hard on their personal lives and relationships. For the nurses it's a single woman's occupation.
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Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1992.

A look at the real life Flying Doctor Service, the air ambulance of outback Australia. It's noble but hard work and the stories of the men and women who tend their patients, fly the planes and operate the radios, is a long way from their portrayal in the Australian television series, "The Flying Doctors". The lives of the flight crew are extraordinary, two weeks on call and two weeks off, they maintain their spirit throughout. They confide in us about their unusual lifestyle which is so hard on their personal lives and relationships. For the nurses it's a single woman's occupation.

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