September 2017
Cantabrian Ernle Clark's account of his 1936 Solo flight from England to New Zealand
FOR SIX YEARS the two Tasman Empire Airways Limited Short S.30 flying boats ZK-AMA Aotearoa and ZK-AMC Awarua plied the Tasman Sea between Auckland and Sydney. The official first flight is celebrated as 30 April 1940 by Aotearoa but in fact the first revenue flight took place much earlier, on 13 October 1939.
WHILE MANY AIRCRAFT in RAF Bomber Command carried nose art, 75 (NZ) Squadron especially had a history of so decorating many of its Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters...
I WAS FORTUNATE to be posted from my NAC Ground School in 1956 to Nelson Base, to crew the de Havilland Herons domiciled there. Crews also operated out of Rongotai, and NAC occupied part of the City Council hangar there. Routine maintenance was carried out at Nelson, but any major work was done in Christchurch
New Zealand fatalities in civil aviation accidents since 1899 -New Zealand fatalities in civil aviation accidents since 1899
On 6 AUGUST 2017 Cliff Jenks passed away at the age of 77 after a long, debilitating illness, carried stoically with his wife Monica and family. The aviation history world, and the society in particular, has lost one of its most notable figures. Cliff was the consummate historian with an eye for detail, for contradictions and above all facts...
ALTHOUGH IT COULD CARRY up to 12 people, only a handful of Percival Princes were ever used to carry fare-paying passengers.
WITH THE ENTRY into service of the McDonnell Douglas A-4K and TA-4K Skyhawks in 1970, the RNZAF introduced a new squadron marking for 75 Squadron based on the red bands with yellow diamonds carried on the Vampires and a device based on the squadron’s badge...
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