"Brian-Gaff" wrote in message
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Yes, that last one was the one. Did they not use some weird three engined
plane in it?

Only one of them was
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hav...a_DHA-3_Drover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_...ralia#Aircraft

Of course this still goes on,

Yep.

they have a fleet of helicopters as well,

Nope.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_...ralia#Aircraft

but some are now separate companies like Care Flight etc.

All of them are with the choppers.

"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:54:43 +0100, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:

David wrote:
The phrase:
"Flying Doctor to Wollombula Base" (or near phonetic offering) sticks
in
my mind.

Try Wollumboola base, I think you'll have more luck.

Google cannot find this or anything similar.
Despite that I am sure it exists.

So can any other old fart remember back to the original TV series
around
1960?

Wonkypedia talks about a series in the '80s but this is far too late
for
the one I'm thinking of.

Cheers

Dave R


This old fart remembers it. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_...e_of_Australia
and scroll down to 'Cultural References', where you'll find this:

"In the 1950s the RFDS featured in a BBC Radio series The Flying
Doctor, which became well known for the catchphrase "Flying Doctor to
Wollumboola Base". A television show of the same title based on this
radio series and starring Richard Denning ran on the British ITV
network for one season (1959-60)"

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Chris