S. Crago and C. B. Fitzgerald Photo. NORTH ISLAND AIR PAGEANT AT NEW PLYMOUTH.—Scenes at the North Island Air Pageant, which was held at Bell Block Airport, New Plymouth, last Saturday under weather conditions which made visibility poor. Top left, the Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence, addressing the gathering. Top right, the "Tui" midget aeroplane, of the same type as the "Flying Flea," which flew from Auckland piloted by Mr. Colin Lewis. Bottom left, the Governor-General, with Mr. Sandford, president of the New Plymouth Aero Club, and Mr. S. Neilson, secretary, inspects the Wellington Aero Club's Waco ambulance. Bottom right, the southern corner of the airport, showing some of the aeroplanes which took part.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18974, 26 March 1936, Page 14
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115S. Crago and C. B. Fitzgerald Photo. NORTH ISLAND AIR PAGEANT AT NEW PLYMOUTH.—Scenes at the North Island Air Pageant, which was held at Bell Block Airport, New Plymouth, last Saturday under weather conditions which made visibility poor. Top left, the Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence, addressing the gathering. Top right, the "Tui" midget aeroplane, of the same type as the "Flying Flea," which flew from Auckland piloted by Mr. Colin Lewis. Bottom left, the Governor-General, with Mr. Sandford, president of the New Plymouth Aero Club, and Mr. S. Neilson, secretary, inspects the Wellington Aero Club's Waco ambulance. Bottom right, the southern corner of the airport, showing some of the aeroplanes which took part. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18974, 26 March 1936, Page 14
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