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now stands to commemorate the Walsh brothers. Over 100 pilots trained at the school, most of them going on to serve in the
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http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaAndAirTransport/Aviation/3/en
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http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=3W3
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includes historical footage of the Walsh brothers' flying school.
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http://uneli.unitec.ac.nz/our_auckland/kohi/flight%20school.htm
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http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/Walsh%20Bros%20Avro.htm
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http://www.raes.org.nz/index.cfm/NZAT/Vivian_and_Leo_Walsh
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Transport buildings and structures in the Auckland Region
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in 1924 after struggling to survive after the end of the
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Zeff, Colin (2011). "Walsh Brothers Flying School". In
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The flying school first began operating from a shed in
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Index


Walsh Brothers, Leo and Vivian
Royal Flying Corps
flying boats
Mission Bay
Auckland
Waitemata Harbour

First World War
Keith Caldwell
New Zealand Government
war
Ōrākei
Mission Bay
Melanesian Mission
Avro 504
Boeing Model 1
Curtiss Model F
Airco DH.6
Supermarine Channel I
Walsh Brothers Flying Boats
Wings on the Waitemata

George Bolt
Keith Caldwell
Henry Wigram
Vivian Walsh (aviator)
Walsh Brothers Flying Boats

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