Lost without trace : Brian Chadwick & the missing Dragonfly

Object detail

Accession number

06-106

Maker

Richard J. Waugh

Description

The Dragonfly ZK-AFB went missing on 12 February 1962, during a scenic flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound. The search for the aircraft, its pilot Brian Chadwick and four passengers, was headline news in New Zealand and Australia. In spite of the largest aerial search ever undertaken in New Zealand and one of the most extensive in the South Pacific, nothing was found.

Signature/Marks and Type

R J Waugh Inscribed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

215 p. : ill. (some colour), maps ; 28 cm.

ISBN/ISSN

0473101580

Credit line

Richard J. Waugh. 2005. Lost without trace : Brian Chadwick & the missing Dragonfly, 06-106. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Invercargill City Invercargill Southland District Southland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Chadwick, Brian, 1915-1962? Biography New Zealand Air pilots History New Zealand Aircraft accidents History South Island New Zealand Airplanes

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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