1961 Collection (page 3)

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

Hotel Papua at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Hotel Papua at Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea - a local policeman directing the traffic beneath a large clock. Date: 1961

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

Fokker F27 Friendship ZK-BXA Kouaka
Fokker F27-1020 Friendship ZK-BXA Kouaka (msn 10166), of N.A.C. (National Airways Corporation), at Wellington, New Zealand in February 1962. Date: 1961

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