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Captain Richard Russell, DFC & Croix de Guerre, was the first aviator to arrive in Palmerston North, landing a de Havilland aircraft in August 1920 while on tour promoting air travel and taking passengers for 'joy rides'. A later tour ended with the death of Captain Russell and his two passengers at New Plymouth, when the plane crash landed.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_Av32_TRA_2269
Title
Wreckage of Captain Russell's "Avro", F9745, aeroplane, New Plymouth
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Av 32
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
New Plymouth
Date
November 1920

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
aeroplane,
aircraft,
flight,
photographs,
pilot,
transport,
travel,
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