Wreckage of Captain Russell's "Avro", F9745, aeroplane, New Plymouth
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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
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Av 32
- Date
- November 1920
- Digitisation id
- 2009N_Av32_TRA_2269
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- New Plymouth
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- License
- No Known Restrictions
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