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Short flying boat Centaurus, Evans Bay, Wellington

Short flying boat Centaurus, Evans Bay, Wellington

Date: January 1938

Ref: 1/2-048518-G

Short S23 Empire flying boat Centaurus about to be refuelled from launch Wild Duck on Evans Bay, Wellington, January 1938. Centaurus, captained by John Burgess, had arrived in Auckland on 27 December 1937 on a survey flight from England for Imperial Airways. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith.

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Access restrictions: Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original

Format: 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image

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Short flying boat Centaurus, Evans Bay, Wellington

Short flying boat Centaurus, Evans Bay, Wellington


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