Repaired wing of the Sir Charles Kingsford Smith aircraft, the "Southern Cross"
Object type
Image
- Description
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The 'Southern Cross', a Fokker F. VII Trimotor aircraft, was delayed in Palmerston North for several weeks after its wing was damaged during taxiing at the Milson Aerodrome 4 February 1933. It was repaired by voluntary labour at the A & P Association showgrounds. Here the wing is about to be transported back to the aeordrome.
Identification
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Av 20
- Date
- February 1933
- Digitisation id
- 2009N_Av20_TRA_2260
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- T C Benfell
- Place
- The Showgrounds, Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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