The Aviators nest Richmond : Wings over the Hawkesbury an historical scrapbook
Rukin, P. G.UUUU
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An historical scrap book of Richmond Aerodrome. Cut out of the bush by William (Billy) Hart, it was eventually occupied by the Royal Australian Air Force in July 1925.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
P. G. Rukin 2008
Collation:
121 pages maps photographs
Contents:
The first aviator William Ewart Hart - Disaster Hart's crash in 1912 in a plane built by Edgar Percival - NSW Flying School Ham Common, Andrew Delfosse Badgery, Alexander Lang - Edgar Wikner Percival - Great Aerial Derby December 1924 - Percival family Dight Street Little Clarendon Richmond - Royal Australian Air Force - Flight of the Southern Cross - Richmond elevated to H.Q. Station - Amy johnson and Jean Gardner Batten - Painting the nest - the Navy story - Richmond War Cemetery Dight Street Richmond - Air Commodore Geoff Michael - Cornwallis plane tragedy 21 January 1929
Dewey class:
629.1309 AVI
Local class:
629.1309
Language:
English
Subject:
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, 1897-1935William Ewart 'Billy' Hart, 1885-1943World War, 1914-1918 -- Australian air warfareAviation -- Australia -- HistoryAeroplane pilots -- Australia -- BiographyAviation -- Richmond (NSW) -- HistoryAeroplane accidents -- Australia -- HistoryPercival family (Richmond, NSW,History)Edgar Wickner Percival, 1897-1984Ham Common (Richmond, NSW) -- HistoryRichmond (NSW) -- HistoryAustralia -- Air Force -- RAAF Base Richmond (New South Wales) -- History
BRN:
51613
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | 629.1309 AVI | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |