Kōrero: Air crashes

An early accident

An early accident

Until the mid-1930s there was little official regulation of flying in New Zealand, and the daring exploits of early pilots led to many mishaps. This Avro Avian IVA biplane, previously owned by Charles Kingsford Smith, was flown from Australia to New Zealand by Guy Menzies in January 1931. Although he was heading for Christchurch, Menzies was forced to land at Harihari, on the West Coast. The aircraft landed upside down in a swamp, probably as a result of crosswinds.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: EP-Transport-Aviation-Aircraft-01

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.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'Air crashes - Accidents and the development of aviation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6542/an-early-accident (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006