Story: Southern Cross

Southern Cross monoplane

Southern Cross monoplane

In 1928, crowds flocked to Wigram airfield in Christchurch to see the arrival of the Southern Cross. The aircraft had just completed its pioneering flight across the Tasman Sea.

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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Southern Cross - A national icon', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/7481/southern-cross-monoplane (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006