1961 Collection (page 3)

Capt Virgil Ivan ?Gus? Grissom, USAF, 1926-1967, April 1961. Date: 1961

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury space?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7, at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

Photograph of Blackwater Tavern, Sutton, Surrey. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - relaxing
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team members at Bournemouth - relaxing in the sea at the beach. Date: 1961

Supermarine Swift FR. 5 7712M - WK281
Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR.5 7712M / WK281. Built by Vickers Armstrong and delivered on 5 November 1956, WK281 joined No 79 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh

Bristol 175 Britannia 102 G-ANBH (msn 12909), of B.K.S. At London Heathrow Airport Date: 1961

Lockheed DC-130A Hercules 57-0497
United States Air Force - Lockheed DC-130A Hercules 57-0497 (msn 182-3204), seen carrying a Northrop / Radioplane Q-4B target drone under one wing

Martin MGM-13 Mace 56-726
United States Air Force - Martin MGM-13 Mace 56-726, a ground-launched cruise missile, at an air-show in the United States. Date: circa 1961

Chrysler PGM-11 Redstone
United States Army - Chrysler PGM-11 Redstone IRBM at an air-show in the United States. Date: circa 1961

INS Vikrant
Indian Navy - INS Vikrant, a Majestic-class light fleet aircraft carrier, laid down as HMS Hercules but not completed till 1961, after purchase by the Indian Navy

Vickers VA. 1 hovercraft G-15-252
Vickers VA.1 hovercraft G-15-252, under way during trials off Southampton, 27 October 1961. Date: 1961

LeVier Cosmic Wind N22RC Ballerina, race number 5, at Eastleigh on 24 September 1961 Date: 1961

White Star Line - two books. White Star by Roy Anderson, first edition 1964, T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd in unclipped dust jacket; The Ismay Line, first edition 1961, by Wilton J Oldham. Date: 1960s

Avro York G-AMGK, of Skyways, at Stansted Airport in June 1961. Date: 1961

Gloster Javelin 7485M - WT830
Royal Air Force - Gloster Javelin 7485M / WT830, the fourth prototype Javelin, at RAF Halton on the airfield hard-standing in use as a training aid, in March 1961. Date: 1961

Cockpit of Vickers Varsity T. 1 WJ949
Royal Air Force - Cockpit of Vickers Varsity T.1 WJ949, in April 1961. Date: 1961

Navigator standing at the astrodome of a Vickers Varsity T. 1
Royal Air Force - Navigator standing at the astrodome of Vickers Varsity T.1 WJ949, in April 1961. Date: 1961

Francoise Garrigues talks fashion, novelty 7 inch cardboard 45 rpm record Date: 1961

Danish food promotion counter - Lewis's store, Leeds
A Danish food promotion counter at Lewis's department store, Leeds. Date: 1961

Avro Tutor G-AHSA - K3215 (msn ), at Cranfield in April 1961. Date: 1961

Percival Proctor 5 ZK-AQK
Percival P.44 Proctor 5 ZK-AQK (msn Ae.79), at Rukuhia NZ. in October 1961. Date: 1961

Miles M. 65 Gemini 1A ZK-AQO
Miles M.65 Gemini 1A ZK-AQO (msn 6472, ex G-AFZY, ex U-0227), at Mangere NZ. on 21 January 1961. Date: 1961

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan ZK-AHO (msn 3691, ex 42-37208), of Aerial Mapping Ltd. at Whenuapai, NZ, on 1 October 1961. Date: 1961

Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres ZK-BPU (msn CA-28-4), of Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd. at Milson NZ. on 5 January 1961. Date: 1961

Bennett PL-11 Airtruck ZK-BPV (msn 001), of Waitomo Aircraft Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ. on 22 July 1961. (Written-off on 8 October 1963, due to pilot incapacitation). Date: 1961

Lockheed 18 Lodestar ZK-BVE
Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar ZK-BVE (msn 2020, ex NC25630), of Fieldair Ltd. at Whenuapai, NZ. on 1 April 1961. Date: 1961

Auster J-5 Aiglet ZK-BWH
Auster J-5-1B Aiglet ZK-BWH (msn 3103, ex ZK-BBY), at Nelson, NZ, on 6 February 1961. Date: 1961

Auster J-1 Autocrat ZK-AUX (msn 1994, ex G-AHHE), at Wanganui, NZ, on 5 January 1961. Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 83 Fox Moth ZK-AQB
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth ZK-AQB (msn 4097, ex NZ566), at Tauranga, NZ, on 2 January 1961. Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB (msn 7560, ex NZ566), at Nelson, NZ, on 6 February 1961. (Lost without trace, during a flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound, on 12 February 1962) Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth ZK-BDG
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth ZK-BDG (msn DHA875-T196, ex A17-458, ex VH-BDR), of Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ. Date: 1961

Douglas DC-3 Viewmaster ZK-BYE Jean Batten (msn 16386 -33134, ex USAAF C-47A-25-DK Skytrain 42-93599), of South Pacific Airlines of NZ. at Whenuapai, on 1 April 1961. Date: 1961

Douglas DC-3 ZK-AOD (msn 27146-15701, ex USAAF C-47B-20-DK 43-49885), of Mount Cook Airlines. at Rotorua, on 21 February 1970. Date: 1961

Douglas DC-3 ZK-AQU Pihoihoi (msn 16386 -33134, ex USAAF C-47B-30-DK 44-76802), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation). at Rongotai, on 15 November 1961. Date: 1961

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BIP (msn 43), of Aircraft Services Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ, on 19 August 1961. Date: 1961

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BIO 6 (msn 42), of Robertson Air services Ltd, at Te Kuiti, NZ, on 1 December 1961. (Converted to FU-24-950M standard in November 1980 and crashed in June 1982). Date: 1961

Piper PA-18A Super Cub ZK-BRO
Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub ZK-BRO (msn 18-5530), of Wanganui Aero Club, at Wanganui, NZ, on 5 January 1961, fitted with spray bars. Date: 1961

Cessna 180C ZK-BVW (msn 50828, ex N9328T), of Rural Aviation, at Fielding, NZ, on 2 February 1961. (This aircraft was destroyed on 9 February1965)

Cessna 180C ZK-BYI (msn 50909, ex N6409X), of Rural Aviation, at Mangere, NZ, on 21 January 1961. Date: 1961

Cessna 180C ZK-BYJ (msn 50908, ex N6408X), at Thames, NZ, on 25 March 1961. Date: 1961

Cessna 185 Skywagon ZK-CAK (msn 185-0017), at Nelson, NZ, in November 1961. Date: 1962

Cessna 180D ZK-BZV (msn 180-50935), at Te Kuiti, NZ, on 17 November 1961. Date: 1962

Fletcher FU24 ZK-BHF (msn 8), at Mangere, NZ. (This aircraft was destroyed on 5 February 1961, during top-dressing operations at a farm air-strip, after a loose article caused loss of control)

Fokker F27 Friendship ZK-BXF Karuwai
Fokker F27-1020 Friendship ZK-BXF Karuwai (msn 10185), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation), at Woodbourne, New Zealand in November 1961. Date: 1961

Fokker F27 Friendship ZK-BXE Kereru
Fokker F27-1020 Friendship ZK-BXE Kereru (msn 10184), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation), at Woodbourne, New Zealand in November 1961. Date: 1961

Fokker F27 Friendship ZK-BXC Kerangi
Fokker F27-1020 Friendship ZK-BXC Kerangi (msn 10168), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation), at Woodbourne, New Zealand in November 1961. Date: 1961

Fokker F27 Friendship ZK-BXB Kotuku
Fokker F27-1020 Friendship ZK-BXB Kotuku (msn 10167), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation), at Wellington, New Zealand. Date: 1961

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