New Zealand's first military aircraft

New Zealand’s first military aircraft, a Blériot XI dubbed Britannia, on the ground at Epsom Racecourse, Auckland in 1914. Pilot Joe Hammond stands at right with goggles. Following the outbreak of war, New Zealand authorities returned the aircraft to England, where it flew for the Royal Flying Corps.

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The War in the air

Keywords

auckland city

joseph hammond

air transport

aviation

Credit

Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Accession number: 2011/406.14
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'New Zealand's first military aircraft', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/new-zealands-first-military-aircraft, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 9-Jul-2014