"Two oldest pilots in the world"
Object type
Image
- Description
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The figure on the left is Ernest (Ernie) Vilhelm West (1885-1961), a Palmerston North architect and member of the Middle Districts Aero Club. His first flight was in 1909, when visiting the Crystal Palace, London, he flew in a Farman box kite. However, West did not learn to fly until 1935, at the age of 51, when he trained in a DH 60. Ernie was reportedly the oldest active pilot in the world and earned the nickname 'Pop' West.
Identification
- Identifier
- 2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F1_039232
- Archive
- Manawatū District Aero Club
- Date
- 1938
- Digitisation id
- 2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F1_039232
- Format
- B&W print
- Held in
- Community Archives
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Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions