Union Airways of NZ Ltd was the first commercial airline to operate from Palmerston North and commenced service 15 January 1936. The pilots are standing alongside “Karoro”, the aircraft which inaugurated the service. From left: Co-Pilot A V Jury; Senior Pilot A F Gerrand; Co-Pilot K A Brownjohn; Co-Pilot C M Duthie; Chief Pilot MC McGregor; Senior Pilot G R White; Senior Pilot B Blythe; Co-Pilot M C McLeod.
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Union Airways pilots, Milson Airport
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection
- Date
- January 15, 1936
- Digitisation ID
- 2009N_Av28_TRA_2265
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
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- Snapshots Unlimited
- Place
- Palmerston North
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