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More Info →Wreckage of Captain Russell's "Avro", F9745, aeroplane, New Plymouth

Description

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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flight,
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