Photograph of New Zealand Flying School plane on Wellington Harbour

Object detail

Accession number

06/097/146

Maker

Unidentified

Description

The first flight from Auckland to Wellington by seaplane: the machine in the harbour of the capital after its journey of 400 miles in five hours. The first Auckland to Wellington flight was accomplished last week when Mr Leo Walsh (managing director of the New Zealand Flying School at Auckland), Mr R. Johnson (works manager), and Mr G. Bolt (pilot) landed safely in Wellington Harbour. The journey of 400 miles was done in five hours six minutes.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 l. : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Record level

Item

Collection

Paton-Wolfenden Collection

Credit line

Unidentified. Circa 1918. Photograph of New Zealand Flying School plane on Wellington Harbour, 06/097/146. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Photograph Print, Photographic Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

New Zealand Flying School (Walsh Bros. & Dexter) Limited, 1915-1924 Walsh, Austin Leonard (Leo), 1881-1951 Bolt, George Bruce, 1893-1963 Johnson, R. J. (Bob)

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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