Our mention in Feedback p82/27 of the Walsh Bros Flying Boats prompted Keith Cruttenden to send this Auckland Institute & Museum shot of one of their aircraft taking off at Kohimarama, now known as Mission Bay. The caption records that this aircraft was powered by an 80hp Anzani engine and reference to our listing on page 81/3 identifies it as the Walsh Solo Flying Boat c/n 4 of 1918. A clear resemblance to the Curtiss model F is apparent although little detail is discernable.
After ARCHIVE 2/83 was printed the Editor noticed that there were apparently two people in the 'Solo Flying Boat'! Now Warren P.Russell has positively identified the photo as being of the Curtiss Flying Boat 'B' in its original version "No.1 Bus". The engine details quoted on the official Museum photo are clearly incorrect as a Curtiss OX-5 was always used.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss F - СШАUSA - 1913

Via E.D.Daw we have recently received this photo of G-AAKK piloted by Francis Chichester arriving in Australia on 30.1.30. Since his flight terminated at Darwin on 25.1.30 and Sydney on 31.1.30 there seems to be an error here somewhere! It is also noticeable that the Moth is not carrying the name "Mme Elijah" which was definitely worn during the trans-Tasman crossing as ZK-AKK in 1931.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928