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| The morning of May 20, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman were taken from Macumba Station to Oodnadatta in a car. | The morning of May 20, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman were taken from Macumba Station to Oodnadatta in a car. | ||
| - | That afternoon, my father returned to the aircraft flew the plane to Oodnadatta. When he arrived, officials from the Civil Aviation Authority questioned him. There were two factors that made the journey difficult: | + | That afternoon, my father returned to the aircraft and flew the plane to Oodnadatta. When he arrived, officials from the Civil Aviation Authority questioned him. There were two factors that made the journey difficult: |
| - The weather was the main factor for the difficultly, and; | - The weather was the main factor for the difficultly, and; | ||
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| ===== Final thoughts ===== | ===== Final thoughts ===== | ||
| - | If this story played out in the modern world, I'm sure it would have been a melting pot of litigation, stress and psychological therapy. But simply got on with the job. I'm of the option that regional men of that era (usual faults aside) were much more resilient and grounded than they are today. How things have changed. | + | If this story played out in the modern world, I'm sure it would have been a melting pot of litigation, stress and psychological therapy. But they simply got on with the job. I'm of the option that regional men of that era (usual faults aside) were much more resilient and grounded than they are today. How things have changed. |
| ===== References ===== | ===== References ===== | ||
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