"THE FATHER OF AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND/' Sir Henry Wigram (left), who established the Wigram Aerodrome at Sockburn, being greeted by Squadron-Leader Kingsford SmitMhe pilot oTthe Southern Cross. A tablet at the Wigram Aerodrome marks the spot where the Southern Gross first touched New Zealand soil in the flight across the Tasman from from Australia to New Zealand.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19853, 14 February 1930, Page 24
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58"THE FATHER OF AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND/' Sir Henry Wigram (left), who established the Wigram Aerodrome at Sockburn, being greeted by Squadron-Leader Kingsford SmitMhe pilot oTthe Southern Cross. A tablet at the Wigram Aerodrome marks the spot where the Southern Gross first touched New Zealand soil in the flight across the Tasman from from Australia to New Zealand. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19853, 14 February 1930, Page 24
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