Water under my wings : modern day aviators savour a little of those glorious and heroic years of aviation's infancy
Maker and role
Cliff Tait, Author
Production date
1980
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Accession number
80-1195
Maker
Description
"The stories told in this book, lead the reader through the beginning of aircraft manufacturing in New Zealand; touch lightly on the imperfections of man and man made machines; record the world-wide, warm hearted friendship of the Amateur radio movement and vividly recount the hazards and frustrations, a small dedicated band of New Zealand pilots faced in their efforts to deliver New Zealand manufactured aircraft to international customers." - book jacket
Contents:
Foreword by Wing Commander G. Bates / introduction by Joyce Tait / Hamilton planemakers / my autobiography / airframes - engines - radios - and other mysterious things / weather / preparation / personal preparedness / survival / amateur radio: trans-tasman commemorative flight; 50th anniversary trans-tasman crossing / general observation of enroute peculiarities / colombo plan aircraft: delivery of ZK-DDU to Indonesia; the worst fletcher I've flown / the airtrainer - CT4: dim by name and dim by nature ; flight was no picnic ; deliveries of ZK-EAA, EAB, EAD to Australia / the fletcher: delivery of ZK-DZJ to England; ZK-DZK to Pakistan; four FU24's to Pakistan; fletcher usa to usa; across the pond; all in a day's work / records / appendices.
Contents:
Foreword by Wing Commander G. Bates / introduction by Joyce Tait / Hamilton planemakers / my autobiography / airframes - engines - radios - and other mysterious things / weather / preparation / personal preparedness / survival / amateur radio: trans-tasman commemorative flight; 50th anniversary trans-tasman crossing / general observation of enroute peculiarities / colombo plan aircraft: delivery of ZK-DDU to Indonesia; the worst fletcher I've flown / the airtrainer - CT4: dim by name and dim by nature ; flight was no picnic ; deliveries of ZK-EAA, EAB, EAD to Australia / the fletcher: delivery of ZK-DZJ to England; ZK-DZK to Pakistan; four FU24's to Pakistan; fletcher usa to usa; across the pond; all in a day's work / records / appendices.
Signature/Marks and Type
Cliff Tait
20/6/80 Hand-written
20/6/80 Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
268 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some colour) ; 22 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0473000415
Credit line
Cliff Tait. 1980. Water under my wings : modern day aviators savour a little of those glorious and heroic years of aviation's infancy, 80-1195. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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