The tablet which marks the spot where Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith landed at the Wigram Aerodrome, after crossing the Tasman in 1928, requires renovating. Sheep graze over the tablet, long grass partly hides it, and the inscription is barely legible.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 662, 16 January 1933, Page 1
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41The tablet which marks the spot where Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith landed at the Wigram Aerodrome, after crossing the Tasman in 1928, requires renovating. Sheep graze over the tablet, long grass partly hides it, and the inscription is barely legible. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 662, 16 January 1933, Page 1
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