Pilot Jimmy Melrose was once an aviation star — and his reputation needs a lift, historian says

Blond and boyish, Adelaide's Jimmy Melrose was an aviation sensation in his day, and achieved celebrity status by smashing records and flying solo to the UK. After he met his fate among the clouds, 100,000 people turned out to salute him.

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