| 1892 |
On 8 December, Herbert John Louis (Bert) Hinkler was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. |
| 1910 |
Aero Club was formed in Brisbane by Lindsay Campbell and Bert Hinkler becomes a proud member. |
| 1911 |
Bert attends a meeting of the Aerial League in Brisbane, the Aero Club is discontinued, and Bert builds glider number one. At Christmas, Bert begins construction of glider number two. |
| 1912 |
In April Bert flew his glider on Mon Repos beach, with the glider later displayed at the Bundaberg and Brisbane Shows. Bert hooked up with American pilot AB Stone on a protracted tour of southern states and New Zealand. |
| 1913 |
In August Bert returns to Bundaberg, and later goes to Sydney, the point from which he "worked his passage" to England. |
| 1914 |
At Easter Bert arrives in England and obtains work on the bench with the Sopwith Company. In September Bert enlists in the Royal Naval Air Service. |
| 1917 |
In December Bert is in England after active service as an Observer/Air Gunner in France and Belgium, and is awarded a Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). |
| 1918 |
Bert trains as a pilot and is posted to Number 28 Squadron in Italy, and then becomes involved in the conflict against Austria. |
| 1919 |
Bert undertakes a post-war rehabilitation course at AV Roe & Co, working "on the bench" but with the right to fly the company’s own aircraft. |
| 1920 |
On 31 May, Bert makes his meritorious flight - London to Turin, non-stop in his 35hp Avro Baby. He then returns to London and is awarded his first Britannia Trophy, later resolving to ship his Avro Baby to Australia. |
| 1921 |
On 11 April, Bert makes a record-breaking long distance flight from Sydney to Bundaberg. On 27 April, the Avro Baby is damaged on its return flight by strong winds after a beach landing north of Newcastle, in New South Wales. In May, Bert departs Australia, while his beloved Avro Baby remains. |
| 1921- 1926 |
Bert becomes a test pilot for AV Roe & Co. |
| 1925 |
Bert becomes a reserve pilot for the British Schneider Cup team in the United States of America. |
| 1927 |
Bert tests autogyros for Don Juan la Cierva, and makes a significant long-distance flight in his Avro Avian G-EBOV to Latvia. Bert later makes an aborted attempt on the England-to-India flight record with RH McIntosh in a single-engine Fokker. |
| 1928 |
Bert makes his most-renowned achievement, pioneering a solo flight in his Avro Avian (G-EBOV) from England to Australia. He would later return to England, leaving his Avro Avian in Australia. |
| 1929 |
In May, Bert began construction of his dream machine, the Ibis amphibian aircraft, and offers his Avro Avian to the Queensland Government as a gift. |
| 1930 |
In May, the Ibis takes to the air at Hamble, and Bert visits the United States of America. |
| 1931 |
In Canada, Bert acquires a Puss Moth aircraft, originally built in England, and from October to December undertakes a flight from Canada to England via the South Atlantic. |
| 1932 |
Bert leaves his Puss Moth in Southampton and returns by sea to North America. He later returns to England to prepare his Puss Moth (CF-APK) for flight to Australia. |
| 1933 |
On 7 January, Bert departs London at 0310 hours for his ill-fated journey to Australia. On 27 April, his body and aircraft wreckage would be discovered in the Apennines, followed by a state funeral in Italy and interment in the Florence cemetery. |
