Gathering at Haast airfield in 1962 to say goodbye to friends returning to school in Greymouth are: (l-r) Kerry Eggeling, unidentified, Gloria Buchanan, Heather Buchanan, Margaret Eggeling, Judith Bailie, unidentified. Photo Roger Eggeling : Tales from the wild West Coast
Gathering at Haast airfield in 1962 to say goodbye to friends returning to school in Greymouth are: (l-r) Kerry Eggeling, unidentified, Gloria Buchanan, Heather Buchanan, Margaret Eggeling, Judith Bailie, unidentified. Photo Roger Eggeling : Tales from the wild West Coast
West Coast Airways pilot Geoff Houston (left) and engineer Des Wright beside the Welcome Flat airstrip, Copland Valley in South Westland in 1963. Photo Noelene Watson : Tales from the wild West Coast
West Coast Airways pilot Geoff Houston (left) and engineer Des Wright beside the Welcome Flat airstrip, Copland Valley in South Westland in 1963. Photo Noelene Watson : Tales from the wild West Coast
Brian Waugh with veteran DH89 Rapide ZK-AHS before the final South Westland air service flight in March 1967. The Rapide flew on the West Coast for more than 20 years. Photo Waugh Collection
: Tales from the wild West Coast
Brian Waugh with veteran DH89 Rapide ZK-AHS before the final South Westland air service flight in March 1967. The Rapide flew on the West Coast for more than 20 years. Photo Waugh Collection
: Tales from the wild West Coast
Tales from the wild West Coast
Fifty years ago, in March 1967, West Coast Airways concluded operations as the last of the pioneer airlines to fly the South Westland Air Service...