The East Coast of the North Island was a pioneering area of New Zealand aviation. Gisborne-based East Coast Airways was the first New Zealand airline to be licensed and the first to operate twin-engined aircraft, de Havilland Dragons, from early 1935.
This book tells the adventures of the aviation pioneers; joyriding off beaches, hand-swung propellers, forced landings and a converted tramcar for a passenger terminal.
Illustrated by many rare photographs, this story describes how aviation made a significant social and economic impact on provincial New Zealand. The Gisborne-Napier route continues today as the oldest scheduled air service in New Zealand.
Richard Waugh, John King & David Phillips
Soft Cover 297x210mm
96 Pages
ISBN 0-473-04391-2
$34.90
Weight | 0.5 kg |
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Dimensions | 210 × 297 mm |
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