Alan Stretton Australian Military
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| First Name |
Alan
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| Last Name |
Stretton
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| Birthday |
30th September, 1922
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| Birthplace |
Melbourne, Victoria
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| Died |
26th October, 2012
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| Place of Death |
Batemans Bay, New South Wales
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Military
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Major General Alan Bishop Stretton, AO, CBE (30 September 1922 – 26 October 2012) was a senior Australian Army officer. He came to public prominence through his work in charge of cleanup efforts at Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day 1974. As head of the National Disasters Organisation he managed the evacuation of 35,000 people in six days, including loading a jumbo jet with 673 passengers, then a record for the most people aloft in the one aircraft.
