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The leading edge, innovation, technology and people in Australia's Flying Doctor Service, Dr Stephen Langford

Label
The leading edge, innovation, technology and people in Australia's Flying Doctor Service, Dr Stephen Langford
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsplatesmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The leading edge
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Dr Stephen Langford
Sub title
innovation, technology and people in Australia's Flying Doctor Service
Summary
The advent of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the 1930s was a testimony to Australian innovation and ingenuity. Much as been written about the early history of this iconic organisation, adapting aircraft and pedal radios to meet the needs of people in vast remote areas. In this book, Dr Stephen Langford, the Service's longest serving medico, provides a compelling account of the Service since the late 1970s. Langford's history emphasises the technology and innovation that has enabled the RFDS to remain at the forefront of aeromedical care
Target audience
adult

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