[Thanking Les Birch for radio communication with "Southern Cross" in flight]

Object detail

Accession number

04/001/022

Maker

New Plymouth Aero Club Incorporated

Description

A letter from the Club's Secretary S. E. Nielson thanking Birch for his involvement in keeping in touch with the Southern Cross aircraft as it travelled across the Tasman to New Plymouth. This trip was piloted by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 leaf ; 26 x 20.5 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Leslie Birch Collection

Credit line

New Plymouth Aero Club Incorporated. 27 Jan 1933. [Thanking Les Birch for radio communication with "Southern Cross" in flight], 04/001/022. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Correspondence Letter Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

New Plymouth District Taranaki New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Amateur radio stations Flight Southern Cross (Airplane) Kingsford Smith, Charles Edward, Sir, 1897-1935 Radio in aeronautics Radio operators

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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