| Accession No |
1802.2910
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Charles Kingsford Smith leading Two Pilots in Flight
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| Brief Description |
Black and white photograph of three biplanes flying in formation above hilly ground. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is in the first plane and two other pilots follow in their planes. The Bristol airplanes are en route to Auckland through stormy clouds after circling Whanganui at 11:40 am on Tuesday 18 September 1928.
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith was an Australian aviator, born on 9 February 1897. As well as serving in World War I and in the Royal Air Force, Kingsford Smith is known for being the first pilot to fly non-stop across the Australian mainland, for the first Trans-Pacific flight, for the first Trans-Tasman flight and for taking part in the England to Australia air race. He died on 8 November 1935, aged 38, after crashing his plane in the Andaman Sea, off Burma.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
T H Whetton
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| Primary Prod Date |
18 Sep 1928
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
15.5 x 20.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
"A unique telephoto of aviation"/ Kingsfold-Smith + companions, in Bristol biplanes,/ en route to Auckland through stormy clouds/ after circling Wanganui at 11-40 a.m. on/ Tuesday 18/9/28.
T. H. Whetton/ Wanganui, N.Z./ "Photo Protected 18/9/28".
Wanganui Regional Museum/ Copyright
Wanganui Public Museum/ Photograph Collection/ No. 18Z/ Reporduction without/ Acknowledgment/ Strictly Forbbiden.
Carton No. / 18Z
3/11
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