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Captain Euan Dickson

Image

On 25 August 1920, Captain Euan Dickson of the Canterbury Aviation Company made the first air crossing of Cook Strait, flying from Christchurch to Wellington. Here he is pictured (left) after the historic flight, with aviation administrator C.H. Hewlett (centre) and engineer J.E. Moore.

Credit

Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Accession number: 1983/187.17
Permission of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Captain Euan Dickson, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/captain-euan-dickson, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated