Ben Carlin
✓ Source-basedfallingAustralian engineer and adventurer (1912-1981)
Frederick Benjamin Carlin was an Australian adventurer who was the first person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Carlin attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, and later studied mining engineering at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines.
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A standard Ford GPA
The Carlins during the early stages of preparation for their journey
The Carlins sailed past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on one of their first circumnavigation attempts in 1948.
The Carlins and Half-Safe were greeted by a large crowd upon landing in Copenhagen in 1951.
Carlin and his new travelling partner, Boyé de Mente, departed from Tokyo in May 1957.
Half-Safe on display at Guildford Grammar School in August 2020.Historical Figures from Australia 6
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Frederick Benjamin Carlin was an Australian adventurer who was the first person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Carlin attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, and later studied mining engineering at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines. After qualifying as an engineer, he worked on the Goldfields before emigrating to China in 1939 to work in a British coal mine. In World War II, Carlin was posted to the Indian Army Corps of Engineers, serving in India, Italy, and throughout the Middle East. After his discharge from service in 1946, he emigrated to the United States with his American wife, Elinore.
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