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Butler, Cecil Arthur (1902 - 1980)

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Born: 8 June 1902  Sparkhill, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.  Died: 13 April 1980  Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.
Cecil Arthur Butler was founder of Butler Air Transport, which later became Airlines of New South Wales.
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1917 - 1921Apprenticed as a tool, jig and gauge maker at the local Small Arms Factory
1921Transferred to the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co. Ltd at Mascot, New South Wales
1923Engineers licence obtained from the Sydney Technical College
1923 - 1928Ground Engineer at Larkin-Sopwith Air Craft Supply Co. Pty Ltd and Larkin's Australian Aerial Services Ltd
1927Pilot's licence obtained
1929 - 1934Established his own aircraft business
1930Built a small, all-metal, high-winged monoplane
1934Won the Charleville (Queensland)-Cootamundra (New South Wales) airmail route tender
1934 - c. 1958Managing Director of Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd
1936 - c. 1958Chairman of Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd
c. 1945Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd registered as a public company
1958Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd bought out by (Sir) Reginald Ansett
1958Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 
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