Bert Hinkler

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Bert Hinkler was an Australian aviation pioneer and record-breaking solo long-distance pilot of the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviator
human
pioneer of aviation
record-breaking pilot
aircraftUsed Avro Avian
de Havilland Puss Moth
birthDate 1892-12-08
birthPlace Bundaberg
surface form: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
causeOfDeath aircraft crash
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Australia
deathDate 1933-01-07
deathPlace Pratomagno, Tuscany, Italy
designed Hinkler Ibis amphibian aircraft
Hinkler monoplane gliders
employer Avro
era early 20th century
fieldOfWork aviation
fullName Bert Hinkler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herbert John Louis Hinkler
gender male
givenName Herbert
hasAward Air Force Cross
surface form: Air Force Cross (AFC)
hasCommemoration Australian postage stamps
place names in Bundaberg region
hasMemorial Hinkler House Memorial Museum, Bundaberg
Botanic Gardens, Bundaberg
surface form: Hinkler Memorial, Bundaberg Botanic Gardens

monument at Pratomagno, Italy
honouredBy Hinkler Hall of Aviation
knownFor record-breaking England–Australia flight
solo long-distance flights
language English
militaryService Australian Flying Corps
nationality Australian
nickname Bert
notableFlight 1928 solo flight from England to Australia
1931 solo flight across the South Atlantic
occupation aircraft designer
aviator
inventor
record shortest-time solo flight from England to Australia (1928)
residence Bundaberg
surface form: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Southampton, Hampshire, England
surface form: Southampton, England
route England to Australia
spouse Nance Hinkler
year 1928

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Harmon Trophy notableRecipient Bert Hinkler
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport namedAfter Bert Hinkler
this entity surface form: Charles Kingsford Smith
Hinkler Hall of Aviation namedAfter Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler fullName Bert Hinkler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herbert John Louis Hinkler