More Info →Captain Russell and H E Hibbard with Walsh Brothers DH6 aeroplane, Dannevirke

Description

Captain Russell, DFC & Croix de Guerre, (right) was the pilot of the Walsh Brothers DH6 which travelled around New Zealand promoting air travel and taking people for 'joy rides'. H E Hibbard (left), of Dannevirke, was the first person to have a "joy-ride" in the plane during its stay at Dannevirke. His daugher, Violet Hibbard, was the passenger in the flight from Dannevirke to Palmerston North on 31 July 1920. The Walsh Brothers aeroplane was the first plane to land in Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

CA: Hibbard; Public Photograph Collection Av 8

Date

July 27, 1920

Digitisation ID

2009N_Av8_TRA_2253

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