Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive
Sean Flynn (photojournalist) McKay, a boat hijacker, and Larry Humphrey, an army deserter. The story of Sean Flynn was recounted by The Clash in the song "Sean Flynn" from the album "Combat Rock". Flynn has a prominent role in Michael Herr's book about his experiences as a war correspondent, "Dispatches". Flynn was portrayed by Kevin Dillon in the 1992 British/Australian miniseries "Frankie's House", based on a book by Flynn's friend and colleague, photojournalist Tim Page. In August 2008, "The Hollywood Reporter" announced that Mythic Films had optioned the rights to the Perry Deane Young memoir, "Two of the Missing". At that time, Young