More Info →DH89 Dragon Rapide ZK ACO "Tainui", Milson Aerodrome

Description

The aircraft was named the “Tainui” after one of the canoes in the Maori migration to New Zealand. It carried the first all-through air mail from England to New Zealand, with covers being stamped at Mildenhall, Melbourne and Palmerston North. Squadron Leader J D Hewitt, Flying Officer C E Kay and Frank Steward were the first to fly between Great Britain and New Zealand. The official time for the flight was 12hrs 9min, and the average speed was about 130mph.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Av 74

Date

November 1934

Digitisation ID

2009N_Av74_TRA_2285

Held In

"Coolstore"