Aaron Patchett and Paul Hally piloted the Fox Moth plane across the Cook Strait on Tuesday, 100 years to the day since Captain Euan Dickson carried out the flight for the first time. Otherwise, a biplane flight across the Cook Strait, marking 100 years since Captain Euan Dickson achieved the same for the first time, was for many intents and purposes a faithful recreation. When Captain Dickson did the flight 100 years ago, he arrived in Wellington unannounced but did not miss out on fanfare. Stuff The Evening Post from August 1920 when Captain Euan Dickson became the first person to fly across Cook Strait. THE MANDecorated by both the British and French forces, Captain Euan Dickson was a Sheffield-born New Zealander who returned to Britain to enlist in World War I.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2020 03:55 UTC