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Name	Alec Barlow
Born	23 December, 1907 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	December, 1972 (aged ~ 64)
Education *	Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1919-1923)
Occupation or Descriptor *	aviator (1926-1947) Victoria, Australia motoring adventurer (1926-1926) Queensland, Australia air force officer (1939-1945) Federal, Australia airline executive (1947-1969) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer)
Key Organisations *	Pacific Area Travel Association (founding member, 1952-1969)
Workplaces *	Barlow Motors (employee) Hart Aviation (aviator) Royal Aero Club of Victoria (aviator) Pioneer Air Services Pty Ltd (co-owner, 1932) Australian National Airways (air pilot, 1936-1947) British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (general manager, 1947-1954) Qantas (manager, 1954)

* Dates are approximate

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