[Collection level record for the Auckland International Airport Donation of Jean Batten manuscript items]
Maker and role
Auckland International Airport Limited, Compiler
Production date
[1930-2010]
Object detail
Accession number
MSS-2017-22
Description
Scope: A collection of manuscript, ephemera and pictorial items related to Jean Batten and the management of the Percival Gull aircraft.
Includes original engine log book, aircraft log book, and 'Form 700' records which evidence the history of the aircraft when it was registered as G-ADPR and AX866; log books issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand with aircraft registration ZK-DPR; photographs of Jean Batten in Naples; instructional documents related to the aircraft; ownership transfer and management documentation; and a scrapbook relating to the return of Percival Gull G-ADPR.
Custodial history: Log books, 'Form 700' records and pictorial items transferred from the Shuttleworth Collection to Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) in 1996. Original manuscript items and subsequent records created by AIAL stored securely by Bank of New Zealand. See item records for detailed creator/compiler information.
Arrangement: AIAL reference numbers noted in records to highlight original order before donation to the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) in August 2017.
Includes original engine log book, aircraft log book, and 'Form 700' records which evidence the history of the aircraft when it was registered as G-ADPR and AX866; log books issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand with aircraft registration ZK-DPR; photographs of Jean Batten in Naples; instructional documents related to the aircraft; ownership transfer and management documentation; and a scrapbook relating to the return of Percival Gull G-ADPR.
Custodial history: Log books, 'Form 700' records and pictorial items transferred from the Shuttleworth Collection to Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) in 1996. Original manuscript items and subsequent records created by AIAL stored securely by Bank of New Zealand. See item records for detailed creator/compiler information.
Arrangement: AIAL reference numbers noted in records to highlight original order before donation to the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) in August 2017.
Physical description
1 folder (36 cm) + 3 outsize boxes
Record level
Collection
Credit line
Auckland International Airport Limited. [1930-2010]. [Collection level record for the Auckland International Airport Donation of Jean Batten manuscript items], MSS-2017-22. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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