Sunday, January 3, 2021

"Butler's flight:July 15th 1932" near Levin, NZ


"A homemade aircraft constructed by Levin resident Jack Butler using designs from the USA and propelled using a Model T Ford engine. The aircraft made two flights witnessed by a crowd of spectators at Waitarere Beach, before crashing on landing."

Oil on block canvas by Wallace W.Trickett, 2010.

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