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Sir Leonard Monk Isitt

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Sir Leonard Monk Isitt

Named after his father, a well-known Methodist minister and politician, Leonard Monk Isitt went on to achieve prominence in a totally different field – military aviation.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-5471-038

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David M. Crooks. 'Isitt, Leonard Monk', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/506/sir-leonard-monk-isitt (accessed 4 June 2026).