New Zealand aviation record [for Cliff Tait]
Maker and role
Royal New Zealand Aero Club Incorporated, Maker
Production date
06 Dec 1978
Object detail
Accession number
MSS-2020-5.1
Description
National aviation record for the first solo direct flight in a single-engined (piston) aircraft from Auckland to Sydney and back again. Completed between 9-10 September, 1978 with total elapsed time of 26 hours and 58 minutes in a Fletcher FU24-950. Average speed 99.64 Kts. Signed by the President and Secretary. This flight was carried out for the 50th anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Tasman crossing in the Southern Cross on the 11th of September, 1928 from Sydney to Christchurch.
Signature/Marks and Type
"This is to certify that Clifford Vincent Tait of the N.Z. Aerospace Industries Flying Club, whose achievement is details below, has established a national aviation record" -on certificate Printed
"The Royal New Zealand Aero Club Incorporated / Common seal" -on certificate Stamped
"The Royal New Zealand Aero Club Incorporated / Common seal" -on certificate Stamped
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 leaf (backed to cardboard) ; 29.5 x 21 cm
Record level
Item
Collection
Credit line
Royal New Zealand Aero Club Incorporated. 06 Dec 1978. New Zealand aviation record [for Cliff Tait], MSS-2020-5.1. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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