Gunn came to public attention on 30 December 1936 with a speedy journey to bring assistance to the injured passengers of a de Havilland Fox Moth cabin plane he had seen crash into the sea at Big Bay . He covered the 90-kilometre , four-day journey in just 21 hours , a feat which earned him a King George VI Coronation Medal the following year
King George VI Coronation Medal
King George VI Coronation Medal
Davey Gunn