To fly a desk: Sir Geoffrey Roberts, Father of Air New Zealand
Maker and role
Noel Holmes, Author
Production date
1982
Object detail
Accession number
87-001
Maker
Description
"From the flying boats of TEAL to the jumbo jet age, from RNZAF wartime operations to the Erebus crash, Sir Geoffey has either a tale to tell or - especially in the case of later developments with ANZ - a strong, relevant opinion to give. He puts the past, present and future of Air New Zealand into perspective, and gives his own verdict on the Erebus disaster." - book jacket
Introduction / with return ticket / you could smell 'em / mechanical bounders / tyres, oil... and war / the americans / the airline business / landplanes need airports / getting very old, Sir / sole owner: New Zealand / the pure jets / politics, politicians / merger - and Erebus / epilogue / appendix / index
Introduction / with return ticket / you could smell 'em / mechanical bounders / tyres, oil... and war / the americans / the airline business / landplanes need airports / getting very old, Sir / sole owner: New Zealand / the pure jets / politics, politicians / merger - and Erebus / epilogue / appendix / index
Signature/Marks and Type
B. Cornthwaite (on copy1)
311 Northbridge
Akoranga Drive Auck 9 Ink Stamp
Walsh Memorial Library (on copy1)
Donated by
Mrs. Cornthwaite
1986 Sticker
Presented to MOTAT (on copy2)
by
M. C. (Snow) Paterson
TEAL/Air New Zealand
1946-1976 Hand-written
M. C. Paterson (on copy2) Hand-written
To my friend (on copy2)
Snow Paterson
Good luck
Geoff Roberts Hand-written
311 Northbridge
Akoranga Drive Auck 9 Ink Stamp
Walsh Memorial Library (on copy1)
Donated by
Mrs. Cornthwaite
1986 Sticker
Presented to MOTAT (on copy2)
by
M. C. (Snow) Paterson
TEAL/Air New Zealand
1946-1976 Hand-written
M. C. Paterson (on copy2) Hand-written
To my friend (on copy2)
Snow Paterson
Good luck
Geoff Roberts Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
x, 196 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0589014218
Credit line
Noel Holmes. 1982. To fly a desk: Sir Geoffrey Roberts, Father of Air New Zealand, 87-001. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
Be the first to comment on this object record.