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The first International Agricultural Aviation Show was held at Milson Airport, Palmerston North. Over 60 aircraft attended from all over New Zealand, and a crowd of 2,000 were entertained with a flypast of 64 planes. It attracted thousands of spectators and featured flying displays and static exhibits.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Av 86
Date
November 9, 1956 to November 10, 1956
Digitisation ID
2009P_Av86_TRA_2344
Held In
Coolstore

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aerodrome,
aeroplane,
flight,
photographs,
transport,
travel,
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