Percival Gull 6 (G-ADPR)

Object detail

Accession number

MSS-0192-1.42

Maker

Auckland International Airport Limited

Description

A pamphlet from 'Wings across the world exhibition' put on by Auckland International Airport. Includes exhibition logo, logo of Auckland International Airport with the text '25 Years Auckland International Airport' and the logos of Singapore Airlines and Shell Oil New Zealand Limited. Inside the pamphlet is information on Jean Batten and history of the Gull aircraft up to its return to New Zealand 54 years after the record 1936 flight made by Batten. The back cover has the technical specifications for the Gull aircraft and information on Singapore Airlines and Shell. A loose leaf sits inside the pamphlet which has a map of the flight path taken by Batten for the 1936 record flight. Two copies.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

2 leaves : illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Jean Batten manuscript and photograph collection

Credit line

Auckland International Airport Limited. 1991?. Percival Gull 6 (G-ADPR), MSS-0192-1.42. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Pamphlet Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Auckland City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 New Zealand Aviation Auckland International Airport Percival Gull New Zealand Women air pilots

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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