Lot 909

Description

Qantas 10th Anniversary, First Jet Flight Across The Pacific, 1969, in bronze (41mm) (C.1969/7); Qantas staff ten year award pin; France, Federation Aeronautique Internationale award medal, 1980 in bronze (63mm), reverse inscribed, 'Presented/Auckland, New Zealand, 1980/By/S.A.Prince Antoine De Ligne/F.A.I. President/To/G.A.Lloyd, O.B.E.,/Treasurer General'. The last two in cases of issue, uncirculated.

Together with research for last award recipient, a member of Sport Australia Hall of Fame and known throughout Australia as Peter Lloyd, 'Father' of sport aviation in Australia and internationally.