| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-ADK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 421 Golden Eagle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 421 Golden Eagle/Executive Commuter |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| C/n (msn): | 421B0826 |
| Operator Titles: | Royal Flying Doctor Service - RFDS |
| Aircraft Name: | Robin Miller-Dicks |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Perth - JandakotMap |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPJT IATA: JAD Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 22 March 1980 |
| Photo by: | Roger McDonald (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 56163 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-ADK was withdrawn from use in 1992. When it was restored in 1993 it was as VH-AIW. The aircraft was named after Robin Miller-Dicks, a nurse who flew herself throughout the Outback administering the polio vaccine to children in remote areas. The vaccine was in lumps of sugar, earning her the nickname Sugarbird Lady among Aboriginal people. Dicks was also a renowned aviator. She tragically died of cancer in 1975 aged just 35. Her father was airline pioneer Horrie MIller, of MacRobertson Miller Airlines fame, and her mother notable author Mary Durack. This photo is copyright © Roger McDonald, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 April 2018, and has since been viewed 212 times. |