Vickers Viscount (Turboprop transport)

Date: [ca 1959-1969]

From: Mandeno, M W L, fl 1988-2000 :Photographs

Reference: PA12-12152

Description: A Pan-American aircraft, a Qantas aircraft, and the NAC 'City of Christchurch' aircraft on airport runways; men playing lawn bowls; a large rapid, and a park with city in the background, all unidentified locations, taken circa 1960s. Quantity: 6 colour original transparency/ies mounted in glass with aluminium frames.

Date: 1958

From: New Zealand National Airways Corporation :[Ephemera of octavo size, timetables, tickets, and advertising relating to NAC flights, routes and aircraft]

By: Carlton-Carruthers du Chateau & King Ltd; Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AVIATION-NAC-1958-01

Description: Cover shows a profile portrait of the Vickers Viscount ZK-BRD. Programme contains a short history of the development of the Viscount aircraft and a message from Air Vice Marshall Leonard Isitt, the chairman of directors. A list of the official passengers on the inaugural flight is on the back page. Ewing & McPherson's history of New Zealand aviation, says that Amphibian Airlines was one of the small short-lived airlines that stared up in the 1950s. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on cover, and text inside booklet. Physical Description: Photolithograph on cover of booklet of 4 pages, each 229 x 149 mm. Provenance: Donated by J W Johnston in 1993.

Date: 12 Jan 1958

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1958/0003-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1953

Reference: PAColl-6910

Description: 2 images of a Vickers Viscount BEA airliner which took part in the London to Christchurch Air Race in 1953. Its race number 23 is painted on the tail. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-039816 to 039817 Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film ¼ plate negatives

Date: [between ca 1962 and 1970]

From: Winder, Duncan, 1919-1970: Architectural photographs

Reference: DW-5360-F

Description: Photograph taken by Duncan Winder. Source of descriptive information - Duncan Winder register, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 27 Aug 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-58440-F

Description: Copy negative taken by Whites Aviation. Photographer unidentified Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 23 November 1965

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-03728-F

Description: Aircraft on the apron at Whenuapai. In the foreground are two DC-3 aircraft of NAC. Byond them are a Vickers Viscount of NAC, Lockheed Electras of Qantas and TEAL, and a de Havilland Comet. A Fokker Friendship is on the runway in the background. Photograph taken 23 November 1965 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 6 x 6 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation folder B2, Aviation 2.

Date: [between ca 1962 and 1970]

From: Winder, Duncan, 1919-1970: Architectural photographs

Reference: DW-5357-F

Description: Photograph taken by Duncan Winder. Source of descriptive information - Duncan Winder register, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 1957 - 1963

From: New Zealand National Airways Corporation :NAC route map. Printed in New Zealand by C M Banks Ltd. [Pamphlet. ca 1960]

Reference: Eph-C-AVIATION-NAC-1960-01-cover

Description: Cover shows an illustration of the ZK-BRO Viscount aeroplane, small illustrations interspersed between photographs of Auckland, Pohutu Geyser, Wellington, Lake Matheson, Apple picking, Napier, Mitre Peak, Mount Cook, weighing a marlin, and skiing. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlet.. Physical Description: Offset print, 435 x 275 mm.

Date: [17 Dec 1958]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: EP-Transport-Aviation, NAC-01

Description: National Airways Corporation Vickers Viscount aircraft ZK-BRD, 'City of Wellington' taking off from Whenuapai, Waitakere, Auckland, 17 December 1958. Photograph taken by the Auckland Star. Publication note - Published in the Evening Post, 18 Dec 1958 and 13 Aug 1966. Source of descriptive information - Evening Post caption from 18 Dec 1958 on back of print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20.2 x 25.1 cm

Date: 1959 - 1960

By: New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Reference: Eph-E-AVIATION-NAC-1959-02

Description: Shows part of an NAC Viscount jet prop aeroplane in the foreground, flying over Wellington Harbour in the evening, with a glowing orange sunset in the western sky. The city lights are reflected in the harbour. The poster is likely to date from 1959 or the early 1960s. Wellington Airport at Rongotai, from which this plane appears to be taking off was opened in 1959, and the the first Viscount jet prop aircraft were used in New Zealand from the mid-1950s. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 795 x 575 mm.

Date: [between ca 1962 and 1970]

From: Winder, Duncan, 1919-1970: Architectural photographs

Reference: DW-5359-F

Description: Photograph taken by Duncan Winder. Source of descriptive information - Duncan Winder register, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: [between ca 1962 and 1970]

From: Winder, Duncan, 1919-1970: Architectural photographs

Reference: DW-5358-F

Description: Photograph taken by Duncan Winder. Source of descriptive information - Duncan Winder register, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57974g-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-45053P

Description: Arrival of first Vickers Viscount for NAC at Whenuapai. The aircrew and dignitaries are being met by a Maori challenge. Photograph taken 1958 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin coated paper print 20.3 x 25.3 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation folder B2, Aviation 2.

Date: 1958

By: New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Reference: Eph-E-AVIATION-1958-01

Description: Shows a Vickers Viscount aircraft against sky and light cloud. Lettering on the plane reads: NAC ZK-BRO. Linen-backed prior to arrival in the Library. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph on poster, 945 x 645 mm.

Date: 8 January 1958

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Transport-Aviation-Air New Zealand-01

Description: Photograph of a National Airways Corporation Vickers Viscount aeroplane in flight. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1958. Published in the Evening Post on the 8th of January 1958. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 24.3 x 19.4 cm

Date: 1970

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0073

Description: Images 1 to 3 show Wellington Airport. The first two show lpeople boarding a Vickers Viscount 807, National Airways aircraft, and the third shows a luggage trolley on the tarmac. Images 3 to 8 show an antique radio (model unidentified). Images 9 to 12 show visitors and stall holders at the Chinese Anglican street fair in Taranaki Street in 1970. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1959

By: New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Reference: Eph-E-AVIATION-NAC-1959-03

Description: Poster shows a central map of New Zealand, with pointers to the location of six photographic scenes that appear in the borders: Bay of Islands, Rotorua, Wellington, The Hermitage Mount Cook, Queenstown and Milford Sound. At the top is a photograph of the jet-prop Viscount ZK-BRE, and at the bottom is a photograph of a jet-prop Friendship ZK-BXG. Dating based on when the Viscount ZK-BRE and the Friendship were first brought to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 995 x 727 mm.

Date: Aug 1960

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-54031-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/4 plate