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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's "Southern Cross" aircraft, Milson Airport
- Description
Charles Kingsford Smith damaged his aircraft when taxiing at 5mph along the Milson Aerodrome runway before take off. The left wheel sank axle-deep in a boggy patch of ground. The left wing and port propellor were damaged taking several weeks to be repaired, at the Palmerston North Showgrounds by local volunteer help.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 4, 1933
- Digitisation ID
- 2009N_Av16_TRA_2258
- Held In
- Coolstore