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Margaret Mary (Peggy) Kelman (1909–1998)

Peggy McKillop (left) and Nancy Bird beside Nancy's DH60 Gypsy Moth, April 1935

Peggy McKillop (left) and Nancy Bird beside Nancy's DH60 Gypsy Moth, April 1935

State Library of NSW

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'Kelman, Margaret Mary (Peggy) (1909–1998)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/kelman-margaret-mary-peggy-33171/text, accessed 20 April 2024.

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Peggy McKillop (left) and Nancy Bird beside Nancy's DH60 Gypsy Moth, April 1935

Peggy McKillop (left) and Nancy Bird beside Nancy's DH60 Gypsy Moth, April 1935

State Library of NSW

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Birth

6 April, 1909
Glasgow, Scotland

Death

23 December, 1998 (aged 89)
Buderim, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

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