Guy Menzies

Squadron Leader

Guy Menzies
Menzies in 1931 with the damaged propeller of Southern Cross Junior
Birth nameGuy Lambton Menzies
Born(1909-08-20)20 August 1909
Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 November 1940(1940-11-01) (aged 31)
Mediterranean Sea
AllegianceAustralia
BranchRoyal Air Force
Service years1939–40
RankSquadron Leader
Service number32061
UnitNo. 228 Squadron RAF
ConflictsSecond World War

Guy Lambton Menzies (20 August 1909 – 1 November 1940) was an Australian aviator who flew the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia, to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931.

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