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Darby West in Alexander Radford’s Plane
- Description
Taking to the air is Darby West, test piloting Alexander Radford's home built plane, a modified version of the American Lincoln Sports 1921, at Milson Airport. See Manawatu Evening Standard 23 May 1975, p 10-11 for more information.
Darby (David) West was the son of Palmerston North architect and aviator, Ernst West. Darby died 23rd February 1942, while serving as a pilot in WWII.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1940
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_Av108_009535
- Held In
- Coolstore