Violet Hibbard & John Mackie, Dannevirke Aerodrome
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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 piloted by J J Mackie of Hastings, in his Tiger Moth built 1945, and took 30 minutes. Accompanying them is the 6 bouquets of flowers that Violet Hibbard was to drop over Woodville and Palmerston North, as she did on the first flight.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Av 102
- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Digitisation id
- 2009P_Av102_PEO_2631
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- Community Archives
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Creation
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- Daily Telegraph, Napier
- Place
- Dannevirke
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- Some Restrictions May Apply
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