New Zealand Flying School

Organization

Staff Only

Historical Note

The New Zealand Flying School was formed in 1915, by the Walsh Brothers, Leo and Vivian, to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. Over 100 pilots trained at the school, most of them going on to serve in the First World War, including ace Keith Caldwell. The flying school was sold to the New Zealand government in 1924 after struggling to survive after the end of the war.

Citation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Flying_School

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical Information Files - Assorted Groups and Topics

Sub-Group

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Biographical Files are an artifical collection with textual and photographic files on prominent people, groups, and events in the space and aviation industries. Over 1500 individuals and a couple dozen groups are represented with textual material such as original and photocopies of newspaper clippings, articles, obituaries and other printed ephemera such as brochures and tickets, as well as photographic and digital prints and photocopied images. Materials come from various sources,...

Dates: 20th Century

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2005-10-06-B

Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Prentice Arthur Kusabs Boeing B & W (Model 1) photographs

Collection — Folder 1

Identifier: 2017-02-05-A

Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of twenty-three (23) black-and-white photographs of the Boeing B & W (Model 1). The images were taken by Prentice Arthur Kusabs, circa 1919, and depict the two Boeing Model 1s aircraft that were sold to the Walsh Brothers' New Zealand Flying School. The photographs range in size from 1x2" to 3x4" and show the aircraft in flight and on the ground. A few images include unidentified people, some of whom are possibly the Walsh brothers, George Bolt, and Kusabs....

Dates: circa 1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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