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Name	Noel Norman Parker
Born	8 September, 1916 Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 December, 1996 (aged 80) Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (bone)
Education *	Crookwell Public School (student, 1921-1927) Goulburn High School (NSW) (student, 1927-1927)
Occupation or Descriptor *	clerk (1927-1941) New South Wales, Australia boxer (1935-1935) New South Wales, Australia air force officer (1942-1946) Federal, Australia aircraft pilot (1946-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (participant, 1941-1946)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (recipient, 1944-1945)
Workplaces *	New South Wales Government Railways (clerk and porter, 1927-1941) Australian National Airways (pilot, 1946-1951) Trans Australia Airlines (pilot, 1951-1976) H. C. Sleigh Aviation Ltd. (pilot, 1976-1985)

* Dates are approximate