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.
https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2F3%2F4%2F17d435-a273-45f1-90f6-4a0565adc981%2Fresize_master_d22254ae053c5ba6afd838ea02dd840b.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=04bbc55355fb60303cc0e64c3e602fedc96f120c&ver=1655501598Wreckage of Captain Russell's "Avro", F9745, aeroplane, New Plymouth
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- November 1920
- Digitisation ID
- 2009N_Av32_TRA_2269
- Held In
- Coolstore
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- Unknown
- Place
- New Plymouth
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