In a year (or so) I'm planning to produce a stage version of a period radio broadcast in Australia, circa 1937 to 1942 with contemporary news, current affairs, radio play and live music up until that time.

One of the sub themes that I'm exploring is music commemorating the great aviators of that period (mainly late 1920's).

There are three songs in the DT that I'm aware of:

Amelia Earhart's Last Flight - Joe Offer contributed the tune in the Forum Lucky Lindy Lindberg, Eagle of the USA - I've just located tunes for the 2 lindberg songs and will post soon. In my opinion both ripper tunes, particularly Eagle of the USA. You can easily tell what they plagiarised (sorry were influenced by) for Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines.

I now have the scores for:

Hustling Hinkler (re Bert Hinkler, Australia) Our Heroes Of The Air (re Kingsford Smith, Hinkler, Scott and Amy Johnson) This song claims all the glory as 'British Airmen'.

There is a separate well known piece about Amy Johnston, the name of which I can't recall, but will be reasonably easy to source.

I would appreciate any further information or views please. I don't expect to depart too far from the main stream in the radio stage performances, but interesting new material can lead you in all sorts of unexpected directions.

Regards, John