NZMAA card for Alan Vause, negatives and photographs of model aircraft

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09/015/012
Description
Contents.
NZMAA card for Alan Vause, negatives and photographs of model aircraft
Photographs are arranged chronologically by year from 1934-1952, 2005 and numbered consecutively.
Items and photographs are of various sizes and organised in three categories, chronologically, by place, and unidentified by date or place.
1. Chronological Arrangement. 2 Palmerston North. 3. Unidentified by location or place.
1. Alan Vause Membership card No, 1. 6747 for NZMAA (Auckland Soar Inc.
2. Strip of 6 negatives of model aircraft.
3. One negative of model aircraft.
1934
4. Dewatene D.33 Scale 1934 NZ record holder.
1935.
5. W T Rule "Hit It" 1935
6. Dewatene D.33 1935.
1936
7. First official Gas Model Meet in NZ. 16 Oct 1936
From Left; Read & Vause's KG2, S Marsden's own design.
8. W Read & A Vause Palmerston Nth. Labour Day 1936.
9. M Baker & E Ombler helping off their 2nd model Palmerston Nth. Labour Day 1936.
10. S Marsden's Petrel Job, Labour Day, 1936.
11. WMAC Hataitai Reserve, Nov. 1936. Thornely Brothers, D Collier, S Marsden, G Henderson, M Righten, R Tait, A Vause, H Finney, J McGuire, B Fraser.
12. Ambler & Baker's PDM, Trentham Nov. 1936.
13. First flight to wreck. Nov. 1936, Trentham race course.
1937
14. Jitterbug Nov. 1937.
1938
15. Jitterbug, It did Fly, grabbing height, Rongotai, Xmas, 1938.
16. Linaspare, 1938.
17. Own Design, Jitterbug. Dec. 1938.
1938/39
18. Radio Control #2 before conversion, Masterton 1938/39, not a success, underpowered, Ohlsson engine.
1939
19. Masterton June 1939, Ohlson engine, own design.
20. Jim, Alan Vause, Selwyn Marsden, Masterton (1938), 1939.
21. June 1939 Masterton.
1940
22. "Zipper type" 1940, ply covered, Ohlson engine, own design, single bladed prop.
23. R/Control model 5'6" span designed 22/11/40.
24. A Vause, Masterton, July 1940.
25. A Vause, Masterton, July 1940.
1940-41
26. W Ward, Rex Pearce, Ivan Reading in white shirt.
1945-46
27. Wellington (Poss) 1945/46 Claude Roots, "Mr Rongotai", Archie Whitelaw, Pres, Wgtn A.C.
Model Mosquito by Alan Vause.
2. Palmerston North - undated.
28. R Crabtree, Napier? Bellanco Pacemaker. PN.
29. Baker & Ombler own design, gas job, PN.
30. Fuselage Wt Rule "Delirium" 3rd pl. Palm N.
31. Prize giving, Palm N. Mr. Beares & Read officiating.
32. A Pearce, Wt Rule Fuselage. Palm N.
33. H Finny prepares, G Collier, White Holds
AIV.
34. G Henderson's Wakefield with wind sock in tow. Palm N.
35. Henderson Wakefield, Palm N.
36-37. KG.2 breaks surface, Baker & Ombler, P N.
38. Fuselage Wt Rule, "Delirium" 3rd place, Palm N.
Unidentified by location or date.
39. Model hydroplane.
40. Pearce & Beares own design, own motor, before setting NZ Record 3.43 secs.
41. Texaco Brown Jrn.
42. R Taits Wt Rule fuselage.
43. Unidentified model on the ground.
44-47. Three prints of a model of Avro Avian IIIA, ZK-AAN with letter.
Media/Materials
Physical description
47 photographs and negatives ;
Credit Line
NZMAA card for Alan Vause, negatives and photographs of model aircraft, 09/015/012. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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