A report on New Zealand Flying School
Formed in 1915, by the Walsh Brothers, Leo and Vivian, to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps.
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Mission Bay, New Zealand
3 linksSeaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand.
Seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand.
Mission Bay, was the second location for the Walsh Brothers New Zealand Flying School after moving from Ōrākei in November 1915.
Vivian Walsh (aviator)
2 linksNew Zealand engineer.
New Zealand engineer.
They established the New Zealand Flying School in 1915 to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps, building their own series of flying boat trainers.
Walsh Brothers Flying Boats
3 linksThe Walsh Brothers Flying Boats were aircraft that were used during World War I to provide training to pilots in New Zealand prior to their enlistment into the Royal Flying Corps.
The Walsh Brothers Flying Boats were aircraft that were used during World War I to provide training to pilots in New Zealand prior to their enlistment into the Royal Flying Corps.
In mid-1915, the brothers founded the New Zealand Flying School to train men for the Royal Flying Corps.
Keith Caldwell
1 linksNew Zealand fighter ace of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I who also rose to the rank of Air Commodore in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II.
New Zealand fighter ace of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I who also rose to the rank of Air Commodore in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II.
He paid £100 to join the first class at the New Zealand Flying School in October 1915, where he learned to fly on the Walsh Brothers Flying Boats.
Ōrākei
1 linksSuburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Suburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Ōrākei was the first location where the New Zealand Flying School operated from between October and November 1915, before moving to Mission Bay, and a permanent location at Kohimarama in 1916.
Airco DH.6
0 linksBritish military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
One example was exported to New Zealand for use by the Walsh brothers’ New Zealand Flying School and first flew there in February 1920, however it was damaged by a gale in August the same year and was never repaired.
Boeing Model 1
0 linksUnited States single-engine biplane seaplane aircraft.
United States single-engine biplane seaplane aircraft.
When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale.
Curtiss Model F
0 linksThe Curtiss Models F made up a family of early flying boats developed in the United States in the years leading up to World War I.
The Curtiss Models F made up a family of early flying boats developed in the United States in the years leading up to World War I.
Walsh Brothers Flying School, New Zealand, 5 aircraft used to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps