Violet Hibbard (at right) accompanied Captain R Russell on the first flight to land in Palmerston North, 31 July 1920, at the age of 15 years. The flight was re-enacted in 1970 for the Palmerston North Centennial celebrations. This flight was pil...

Creator:      Daily Telegraph, Napier
Place:          Dannevirke
Date:          October 27, 1970