Repairing Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's aeroplane, the "Southern Cross"
Object type
Image
- Description
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Repairing the wing of Kingsford Smith's "Southern Cross" aircaft with 3-ply wood in a Palmerston North Agricultural and Pastoral showground building in Waldegrave Street. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the 'Southern Cross', a Fokker F. VII Trimotor aircraft, were delayed in Palmerston North for several weeks after the aeroplane's wing was damaged during taxiing at Milson Aerodrome 4 February 1933.
Identification
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Av 19
- Date
- February 1933
- Digitisation id
- 2009N_Av19_TRA_2259
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- T C Benfell
- Place
- The Showgrounds. Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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