Souvenir of first trans-tasman flight of the 'Southern Cross' 1928 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Souvenir of first trans-tasman flight of the 'Southern Cross' 1928 / Archives New Zealand
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| 説明 | On Monday 10th September 1928 the 'Southern Cross' flew from Sydney, Australia and arrived Tuesday 11 September at the Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch, New Zealand. They landed at 9.23 a.m. (NZ time), having covered 2670 km in 14 hours 12 minutes. The successful attempt was made by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, H.A. Litchfield and T.H. McWilliam.The editorial in The Press on 11 September 1928 observed that if Australian pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm successfully crossed the Tasman that day, the rejoicing in New Zealand would be even greater than that in Australia. New Zealanders had yet to ‘see a plane arrive from another country except as freight’, and their own countrymen’s attempt to cross the Tasman in January 1928 had failed. The welcome in Christchurch was tremendous. Those who could not leave the city because of their occupations stood on the roofs of high buildings; others found vantage points on Sumner or New Brighton beach to watch the Southern Cross come in. In all about 30,000 people made their way to Wigram that day, many were school children who were given a day of school, and public servants, who were granted leave until 11 a.m.Archives New Zealand Reference: PC4 2330/1928 |
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| 撮影者 | Archives New Zealand , New Zealand |
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