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Haurongo: Walsh, Austin Leonard rāua ko Walsh, Vivian Claude

Manurewa No. 1 in flight

A photograph of Manurewa number one flying a short distance off the ground

One of only two surviving photographs of Manurewa No. 1 in flight, at Takanini in 1911. No photos exist of the original Manurewa in flight.

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Museum of Transport and Technology

Reference: 04/077/155

by Arthur Breckon

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Terry Moyle. 'Walsh, Austin Leonard rāua ko Walsh, Vivian Claude', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2021, whakahou May 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47498/manurewa-no-1-in-flight (accessed 4 June 2026).