More Info →"Naval Aircraft From HMS Albion at Tauranga"

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 January, 1959. "On Saturday morning, while a "Manawatu Standard" representative was on the Tauranga aerodrome, these two aircraft, from H.M.S. Albion, the British aircraft-carrier visiting New Zealand from the Far East station, flew in on a brief visit to give flying displays. They are Douglas Skyraiders. From left: Lieutenants G. A. Harris, D. A. Atkinson, G. A. Hill and H. N. [unreadable)."

Identification

Object type

Image

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

January 27, 1959

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_015090

Format

B&W negative