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 McCall (Australian politician) John was married twice; to Mary Chickie (died 28 February 1896), whom he married in Glasgow, and with whom he had a son and a daughter: On 20 November 1900 he married Claire Pearson Reynolds (c. 1882 – 3 June 1945), with whom he had two sons: G. Donald McCall of Mont Albert, Victoria and Rev. T. Bruce McCall home secretary of the (Anglican) Australian Board of Missions. John McCall (Australian politician) Sir John McCall , MD., LLD., (10 August 1860 – 27 June 1919) was an Australian politician. Born in Devonport, Tasmania the son of John Hair McCall, MLC,