Pioneer of Atlantic flight: the plucky Australian aviator, H G Hawker, who left Newfoundland on Sunday, May 18, in the attempt to fly to England, and has not been heard of since

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Pioneer of Atlantic flight: the plucky Australian aviator, H G Hawker, who left Newfoundland on Sunday, May 18, in the attempt to fly to England, and has not been heard of since

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Portrait of Harry George Hawker who took off from Newfoundland in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic. He was forced to ditch his plane in the sea and was picked up by a freighter and taken to Scotland. The smiling aviator is shown wearing a large beret and a jacket and scarf.

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Date created

1919-05-29

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Auckland Weekly News

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/230046

Related subjects

Hawker, Harry George / Hats / Portraits / Aviators

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