American 'professor' Tom Baldwin. Photos from Hocken Library. : Up, up and away
American 'professor' Tom Baldwin. Photos from Hocken Library. : Up, up and away
American 'aeronaut' Thomas Baldwin takes off in his balloon from the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin in January 1889. : Up, up and away
American 'aeronaut' Thomas Baldwin takes off in his balloon from the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin in January 1889. : Up, up and away
It was the first time anyone in New Zealand had flown. : Up, up and away
It was the first time anyone in New Zealand had flown. : Up, up and away
When the balloon got to 1000ft, Baldwin made the first parachute jump in New Zealand history, landing safely in South Dunedin. : Up, up and away
When the balloon got to 1000ft, Baldwin made the first parachute jump in New Zealand history, landing safely in South Dunedin. : Up, up and away
Christchurch aviation historian and author Errol Martyn. Photo supplied. : Up, up and away
Christchurch aviation historian and author Errol Martyn. Photo supplied. : Up, up and away
Up, up and away
It is a little known fact that not only did New Zealand's very first flight by a man or a woman take place in Dunedin, the flight ended with the...