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Southern Cross monoplane

<em>Southern Cross</em> 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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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-030845; F

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Southern Cross', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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