New Zealand's Airship - Bleriot 'Britannia'

[Dave Homewood]

Here's a great article from the day after the first NZ military aircraft arrived in the country.

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&srpos=4&cl=search&d=EP19130930.2.108&e=-------en--1----0Claude+Grahame+White-all

[Dave Homewood]

More history of the Bleriot Britannia

Go to the bottom of this page to see the plans for her future
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&srpos=19&cl=search&d=EP19140121.2.6&e=--1914---1920--en--11-DA---0aviation-all

Brilliant to read in the note above about the Government establishing a flying school in Christchurch!

And here, the Bleriot Flies!
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&srpos=20&cl=search&d=EP19140121.2.26&e=--1914---1920--en--11-DA---0aviation-all

Note above that the TR.9 Spitfire was not the only exciting aircraft held up by customs! ;D