MOTAT oral history interview with Paul Beauchamp-Legg
Maker and role
Paul Legg, Interviewee
Roger Munns, Interviewer
Production date
02 Sep 2006
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Object detail
Accession number
07-1459
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Description
Oral history interview with Paul Beauchamp-Legg covering his time flying for West Coast Airways in a de Havilland Rapide between 1958 and 1961. Contains detailed information about flying a Rapide, and anecdotes about West Coast life in these years. Mentions white bait, Franz Joseph township, Haast Pass, Hokitika, topdressing, and aerial firefighting. Interview also covers Beauchamp-Legg’s Indian Rope Trick used for sea rescues.
Media/Materials
Physical description
2 sound cassettes (ca. 118 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (124 minutes)
Credit line
Paul Legg et al. 02 Sep 2006. MOTAT oral history interview with Paul Beauchamp-Legg, 07-1459. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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