More Info →Miles Hawk ZK-ADJ - Squadron Leader M. C. McGregor and H. C. Walker

Description

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).

Identification

Object type

Image

Identifier

2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F7_039261

Archive

Manawatū District Aero Club

Relation

CA: Manawatū District Aero Club, Series 6, Folder 7

Date

1934

Digitisation ID

2022P_ManawatuAeroClub_S6-F7_039261

Format

B&W print

Held In

"Community Archives"