siftydog gets the bone!
Hobsonville, now closed. Here’s the original unedited photo:
Douglas Mill’s house is one of 15 houses at Hobsonville Airbase classified as a heritage building. These built heritage landmarks are being retained during the transformation of the former RNZAF base into a new housing estate. One of the reasons the house is being preserved is due the significance of Douglas Mill; one of New Zealand’s pioneer aviators.
Mill was one of the first fliers to see the potential for commercial aviation in New Zealand. In 1927 he established the Air Survey and Transport Company at Hobsonville. One of its specialities was aerial surveying and photography, but the company was also the New Zealand agent for Britain’s De Havilland Aircraft Company. As De Havilland’s agent the company imported and assembled De Havilland Moths and Tiger Moths, which Mill then sold to aero clubs throughout New Zealand.
https://tinyurl.com/y2lj8vh3
(Why does PPRuNe censor this website?)
More information here:
https://hobsonvillepoint.co.nz/about/history
siftydog has declared Open House.
I think it is jensdad’s turn at bat.