Jim Hazelton

Australian aviator (1931–2014)

James David Hazelton (21 June 1931 – 10 June 2014) was an Australian aviator and co-founder, alongside his brother Max, of Hazelton Airlines, a regional Australian airline which later became Regional Express Airlines.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Jim Hazelton (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 20, 1931, died Jun 10, 2014.1

About

In 1964 he became the first Australian to fly a single-engine aircraft solo across the Pacific, piloting a Piper Comanche 400, a crossing he would repeat over 200 times.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jim Hazelton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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