As part of their centenary celebrations, the City of Melbourne organised an Air Race from London to Melbourne. The Manawatū entrants, Squadron-Leader Malcolm McGregor, the then local instructor, and H. C. Walker, first 'A' licensee trained by the ...

Date:          circa 1934

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...

Date:          1934

On 30 May 1987, 24 pilots and instructors from the Manawatū District Aero Club set a new 24 hour challenge record by keeping a Piper Tomahawk ZK-EVA aloft for 23 hours, 51 minutes and 56 seconds. The club flew 286 circuits, used 528 litres of fuel...

Creator:      Drayton-Woods & Associates
Date:          May 1987

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...

Date:          November 1934

This photograph is from the Manawatū District Aero Club archives. The Manawatū Aero Club was established following a public meeting in November 1928, with the objective of promoting aviation in the district. In September 1937, they became the Midd...