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Butler Air Transport Company (1934 - 1959)

From
1934
To
1959

Summary

Butler Air Transport was formed by Pilot, aircraft designer and builder Cecil A. Butler (1902-1980) in 1934 to provide passenger and mail services in New South Wales and Southern Queensland.

1938 saw the route established by Adastra Airways Pty Ltd being acquired.

In 1946 the business became known as Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd and in 1952 it became known as Butler Air Transport Ltd. The company became Airlines of N.S.W. in 1959

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Timeline

 1934 - 1938 Adastra Airways Pty Ltd
       1934 - 1959 Butler Air Transport Company
             1959 - 1969 Airlines of N.S.W. Pty Ltd
                   1990 - 1991 Ansett Airlines of N.S.W.
                         1991 - Air New South Wales (II)

Archival resources

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum

  • Celil Arthur Butler records, c. 1910 - c. 1980; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 7 October 2004, Last modified: 6 April 2010