Wellington lawyer, Second Lieutenant Alfred de Bathe Brandon pictured in early 1916 wearing a leather flying coat. He was famed for his attacks on German Zeppelin airships and ended the war a Major with the DSO, MC and two mentions in despatches.
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First New Zealand soldier executed
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25 August 1920
First flight across Cook Strait
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5 February 1911
First controlled powered flight in New Zealand
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8 February 1931
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7 January 1931
Completion of first solo trans-Tasman flight
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1 December 1933
First flight from North Cape to Bluff
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31 March 1967
Fred Ladd flies under Auckland Harbour Bridge
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2 January 1938
First official airmail flight to San Francisco
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Alfred de Bathe Brandon
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Clive Collett
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Euan Dickson
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Malcolm McGregor
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William Rhodes-Moorhouse
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Keith Caldwell
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William Burn
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Leo White
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Michael Herrick
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Wilfrid Clouston
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Alan Deere
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Jean Batten
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Charles Begg
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The War in the air
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