In front of ‘Manawatu’ (Miles Hawk ZK-ADJ) onboard the TSS Monowai, Wellington
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As part of their centenary celebrations, the City of Melbourne organised an Air Race from London to Melbourne. The Manawatū entrants, Squadron-Leader Malcolm MacGregor, the then local instructor, and H. C. Walker, first 'A' licensee trained by the Club, finished in fifth place. Their Miles Hawk ZK-ADJ was the first single-engine machine to reach Australia and they were also the first of 'Handicap Only' competitors. H. C. Walker provided an account of the race in Middle Districts Aero Club: 1928-1978 Jubilee publication (1978). From left: Len Mangham, Clarence Aitken, Robert McGaffin, Laura Stannard, Robert Tanner, Mac McGregor, Johnny Walker, Herbert Edmunds, Ernest Barnett, John Smillie.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F7_039259
- Archive
- Manawatū District Aero Club
- Date
- November 1934
- Digitisation id
- 2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F7_039259
- Format
- B&W print
- Held in
- Community Archives
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