| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-USU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F.VIIb-3m |
| C/n (msn): | 4954 |
| Aircraft Name: | Southern Cross |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Palmerston NorthMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZPM IATA: PMR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1933 |
| Photo from: | David Caughey Collection |
| Photo ID: | 448677 |
| Photo Comment |
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This was not the first time the Southern Cross had flown to New Zealand. The first time was 1928. Charles Kingsford Smith flew back there in 1933 to raise money by providing joy flights. He and the plane returned in 1934. While at Palmerston North in 1933 Southern Cross ran intro a ditch putting it out of the air for a month. This photo was added on 25 March 2022, and has since been viewed 350 times. |