| 词条 | Freda Thompson |
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Early lifeBorn at South Yarra, Melbourne Victoria to parents Frederick and Martha Thompson.[2] Thompson was educated at Toorak College in Melbourne leaving with Honours, Proficiency Certificates Pianoforte and Ice Skating.[3] Flying qualification and early careerOn 28 May 1930 she did Thompson took her first flight as a pilot and later in that year obtained her A Licence.[2] In 1932 she obtained her 'B' Commercial Pilot licence, and the fifth woman in Australia to hold that license.[2] She qualified as a flying instructor in 1933 and was reported as the first woman in the British Empire to obtain instructors licence.[2][4] In April 1934 Thompson sailed for England to collect a new De Havilland Moth Major, which she named Christopher Robin. It had been fitted with long range fuel tanks for the journey to Australia. Thompson had accumulated over 250 hours of flying experience by this time. On 28 September 1934 Freda left Lympne, Kent for the long journey to Australia flying solo. The trip took 39 days with the actual flying time being 19 days. Thompson damaged her aeroplane G-ACUC (VH-UUC) when she made a precautionary landing at Megara, Greece, the flight to Australia was delayed by 20 days waiting for a spare part for a damaged wing. Freda arrived in Darwin on 6 November, and at Mascot, Sydney on 20 November 1934.[5] WWIIThompson was commandant of the Woman's Air Training Corps in Victoria from 1940–1942.[2] During the course of WWII she applied to join the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force but did not receive a response and in 1942 she enlisted in the Australian Women's Army Service.[2][6] Later careerFollowing WWII Thompson bought a de Havilland Hornet Moth, and named it Christopher Robin II. She flew extensively within Australia, and in 1952 to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. She competed in air races and formation-flying events. She won forty-seven trophies. She was president in 1948 of the Royal Victorian Aero Club. By 1980 she had logged 3330 flying hours.[2] DeathThompson died at Malvern in 1980 and was cremated.[2] Awards & LegacyIn 1937 Thompson was awarded King George VI's coronation medal and in 1953 she was awarded Queen Elizabeth II's coronation medal.[2] In 1937 Thompson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[5] Thompson's papers were donated to the National Library of Australia in 1990, and the collection includes her 1930s air pilot's cap and googles.[3][7] In 1994 she was honoured by the issue of a postage stamp by Australia Post, one of a series depicting Australian aviators also including Stanley Goble and Ivor McIntyre, Lawrence Hargrave, Sir Keith and Sir Ross Macpherson Smith.[8] Thompson was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001.[9] Sources1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205071424|title=WOMAN'S SOLO FLIGHT.|date=1934-12-07|work=Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)|access-date=2019-03-20|pages=12}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{Citation|last=Dennis|first=Val|title=Thompson, Freda Mary (1906–1980)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thompson-freda-mary-11846|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-03-20}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-296601343|title=Papers of Freda Thompson|website=nla.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243416864|title=SHE CAN'T STOP FLYING|date=1933-09-27|work=Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)|access-date=2019-03-20|pages=11}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/freda-thompson-lands-mascot-after-eventful-solo-flight-england|title=Freda Thompson lands at Mascot after eventful solo flight from England|last=Australia|first=National Film and Sound Archive of|date=2019-03-20|website=www.nfsa.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234626785|title=Freda Mary Thompson|date=1948-07-24|work=Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950)|access-date=2019-04-05|pages=11}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-139636320|title=Air pilot's cap and goggles owned by Freda Thompson, 1934? [realia].|website=nla.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://collection.maas.museum/object/141090|title=Postcards (4), stamped, aviation feats, paper, Australia Post/Sweden Post, Australia/Sweden, 1994|website=collection.maas.museum|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.whise.org.au/assets/docs/policy/Victorian%20Honour%20Roll%20of%20Women%202001-%202011.pdf |title=Victorian Honour Roll of Women List of Inductees 2001 to 2011 |website=whise.org.au |access-date=20 March 2019}}
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