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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2016 0:08:26 GMT 12
This is a neat spread from the Auckland Weekly News dated 5 April 1917 of military pilots being trained at the New Zealand Flying School at Kohimarama (Mission Bay). Note the several dogs!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2016 0:09:25 GMT 12
That is from the Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19170405-39-1
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2016 0:18:17 GMT 12
Photographs by staff photographer, by courtesy of the New Zealand Flying School, Ltd. (Messrs, Walsh Bros, and Dexter), Kohimarama. Auckland Weekly News, 18 April 1918  Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19180418-39-1 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2016 0:29:18 GMT 12
Imagine this in full colour! Auckland Weekly News, 26 February 1920 AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND: AN EARLY MORNING FLIGHT OVER THE WAITEMATA HARBOUR, AUCKLAND.  Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19200226-31-1 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2016 0:47:18 GMT 12
And this is the end of the Kohimarama Flying School. I guess shortly after the purchase is when the facilities were moved to Hobsonville. Auckland Weekly News, 18 September 1924 AVIATION BASE AT AUCKLAND TO BE PART OF THE DOMINION'S FUTURE DEFENCE POLICY: THE FLYING SCHOOL AT KOHIMARMA, WHERE PLANT VALUED AT £12,000 WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE GOVERNMENT.  George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19240918-51-2 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2017 18:02:26 GMT 12
Here's a shot from the National Library from 1917 or 1918 showing the cockpit and dual controls of the Walsh flying boat "B". Photograph taken by Anton Berntsen. Their caption reads, "The dual contols were for training purposes, one for the instructor and one for the student pilot. Flying boat "B" was the first home made aircraft designed and made by the Walsh Brothers and based on their experience with the Curtis flying boat that they imported from the USA." Ref: 1/4-123906-F  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2017 18:07:21 GMT 12
View of a Hall Scott aircraft engine, New Zealand Flying School, Kohimarama, Auckland. Date: 1917-1918. National Library Ref: 1/4-123927-F "View of an American built Hall-Scott aircraft engine in one of the planes at the New Zealand Flying School, Kohimarama, Auckland. Photograph taken by Anton Berntsen between 1917-1918. The Hall-Scott Motor Car Company was established in 1910 in Berkley California. Between 1910 and about 1921 the company also designed and produced aircraft engines."  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 19, 2017 18:38:28 GMT 12
And this is the end of the Kohimarama Flying School. I guess shortly after the purchase is when the facilities were moved to Hobsonville. Auckland Weekly News, 18 September 1924 Hobsonville as an airfield did not exist in 1924. Those aircraft considered useful were shipped across to North Head and stored, the rest were burnt onsite at Mission Bay. See rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/2505 |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 19, 2017 18:44:27 GMT 12
Here's a shot from the National Library from 1917 or 1918 showing the cockpit and dual controls of the Walsh flying boat "B". NZFS B was an imported Curtiss Pusher Flying Boat first flown in NZ 6May1916. The Walsh Boats were The Original 1914 one, then A D and E. Copied from B, an unlicensed replica was built by the Walsh enterprise, flown 21Mar1917 as C B was WFU & stored 1920, then burnt on Kohimarama (Mission Bay) beach Jan25 (see above). |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2017 19:17:50 GMT 12
OK, I just copied the NL's captions.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 19, 2017 19:20:36 GMT 12
National Library's captions are often inaccurate.
They give you the freedom to post their photographs online, so long as you also include the caption word-for-word, but there are so many inaccuracies in their captions that I often ignore their instructions and carry out a bit of research, then correct the captions to better reflect reality.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 19, 2017 21:41:41 GMT 12
OK, I just copied the NL's captions. I'm not being picky Dave, sorry if it comes across like that. So many captions are incorrect (as KTJ says) and then the misinfo gets spread far and wide. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2017 21:46:56 GMT 12
Not at all Peter, I welcome the corrections. I was just hoping you didn't think it was me personally putting out the duff info.
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Post by camtech on Dec 20, 2017 9:55:29 GMT 12
Is there a way to correct the captions? There are a series of captions stating 41 sqn flying DC 4 aircraft!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 20, 2017 11:32:54 GMT 12
I am trying to find out, Les.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 20, 2017 12:40:10 GMT 12
OK, apparently all you need to do is send an email with the image reference and the correct details to
alexander.turnbull-library@dia.govt.nz
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Post by ErrolC on Dec 20, 2017 13:27:59 GMT 12
OK, apparently all you need to do is send an email with the image reference and the correct details to alexander.turnbull-library@dia.govt.nz I imagine the easier you make it for them to cross-check your correction (links, references etc) the more likely it is to be corrected. |
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