The ‘Southern Cross’ Landed In Christchurch After First Trans Tasman Flight – 11th September 1928
On 11 September 1928, a Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane known as the ‘Southern Cross’ landed at Wigram Airfields after completing the first ever nonstop trans Tasman flight. Flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, this was not the first record for either the pilot or the plane. On 9 June 1928, the ‘Southern Cross’ had landed …
