[Radio communications between station ZL2HI and those involved in the Southern Cross aircraft's TransTasman crossing]

Object detail

Accession number

04/001/072

Maker

Leslie Ernest Birch

Description

Includes radio communications and other correspondence in the lead up to and during the flight made by Charles Kingsford Smith and crew. Includes messages sent between Birch and John Stannage, radio operator on the aircraft.

Signature/Marks and Type

Notes Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 bundle of loose leaves

Record level

Series

Collection

Leslie Birch Collection

Credit line

Leslie Ernest Birch. 1933. [Radio communications between station ZL2HI and those involved in the Southern Cross aircraft's TransTasman crossing], 04/001/072. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Correspondence Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Amateur radio stations Flight Southern Cross (Airplane) Stannage, John Kingsford Smith, Charles Edward, Sir, 1897-1935 Radio operators Flight radio operators Radio in aeronautics

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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