John Flynn (minister)

John Flynn
Flynn in 1929
Born(1880-11-25)25 November 1880
Moliagul, Victoria, Australia
Died5 May 1951(1951-05-05) (aged 70)
EducationUniversity High School
Occupations
Years active1903−1945
Organization(s)Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, Frontier Services and Presbyterian Inland Mission
Known for
SpouseJean Baird

John Flynn OBE (25 November 1880  5 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what became the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.