John Flynn (minister) for residents of the vast Australian outback, and established a number of bush hospitals. By 1917, Flynn was already considering the possibility of new technology, such as radio and aircraft, to assist in providing a more useful acute medical service, and then received a letter from an Australian pilot serving in World War I, Clifford Peel, who had heard of Flynn's speculations and outlined the capabilities and costs of then-available planes. This material was published in the church's magazine, the start of Flynn turning his considerable fund-raising talents to the task of establishing a flying medical service. The first flight
John Flynn (director) assistant on "Odds Against Tomorrow". Flynn subsequently worked as the script supervisor on "West Side Story" and as a second assistant director on "Kid Galahad" and "Two for the Seesaw". He then worked as first assistant director on "The Great Escape" and second unit director on "Kings of the Sun" ("a bullshit script, a popcorn script," according to Flynn). This was directed by J. Lee Thompson who used Flynn again as an assistant director on "What a Way to Go!" and "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!". In 1966, Wise set up a company to produce low-budget films that others would