Bill Moyes

{{Short description|Australian hang gliding pioneer (1932–2024)}}

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William Thomas John Moyes (12 July 1932 – 24 September 2024) was an Australian man who pioneered foot-launched hang gliding.{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=20 November 2024 |title=Bill Moyes, Australian 'Birdman' Who Popularized Hang Gliding, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/sports/bill-moyes-dead.html |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/31/bill-moyes-hang-gliding-dangerous-sports-australian-birdman/|title=Bill Moyes, intrepid 'Australian Birdman' who pioneered foot-launched hang-gliding|first=Telegraph|last=Obituaries|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=31 October 2024|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}} He died on 24 September 2024, at the age of 92.{{cite news |title=Bill Moyes obituary: Daredevil hang-glider known as 'birdman of Australia' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/bill-moyes-obituary-hang-glider-daredevil-known-as-birdman-of-australia-qfjhcqh5x |access-date=6 December 2024 |publisher=The Times |date=6 December 2024}}