Signatures on WW1 Pilots' Reunion Special Dinner Menu 1965
Some of New Zealand's most prominent pioneer aviators, deserving of this special mention.
Gerry Stedman
Post WW1 Wellington Aero Club Instructor.
Permanent Air Force No.2 TAF 1930s.
WW2 Wing Commander, (with F/O Burbidge).
Commanding Officer No EFTS Taieri, Dunedin.
Many of those present were from Hawkes Bay.
Others, we have little or no information
re Squadron orNZ home towns.
Can anyone help fill in details???

NEVILLE F. HARSTON
Napier Airport Board 1930s.
George A. Nicholls
Gisborne. Learned to fly with the
Canterbury Aviation Company, Wigram.
R.A. SHERIFF Taihape.
R. Nimo
Hastings. No.100 Squadron. Flew FE 2 Bs WW1.
G.J. WILD Airforce Cross.
L.W. LORIGAN W.H. BOADLE
JARVIS NELSON Hawke's Bay. J.W.S. McPHERSON
A.M. HYSLOP Hawkes Bay.
Flew RE 8s WW1.
GORDON HOSKIN
Sir LEONARD ISSIT Auckland.
Past Chairman Tasman Empire Airways & Air NZ
plus many other roles in NZ aviation history.
HAROLD BEAMISH
Hawkes Bay. No3 Naval Sqdrn.
Flew Sopwith Pups & Sopwith Camels.
GARFIELD STEWART
Known as 'Ed' Stewart of Stewart Greer Motors, Npe & Hstngs.
Past President & Patron of Napier.Aero Club.
R.J. SINCLAIR Hawera.
Commanding Officer No.2 TR Sqdrn. Wgtn.
GEORGE CARTER Capt. Phillip Fowler. Palm.Nth.
Sopwith Camels.
ROY HARRIS N. CALDWELL 60Sqdrn WW1
Flew SE59s & Nieuports.
74 Sqdrn WW2.
D. CHECLEY E. RUDDENKLAU Hawkes Bay.
H. WILLIAMSON A.R. KINGSFORD
N0. 100Sqdrn. FE2 Bs.
HARRY THORNTON A. RUSSELL Air Commodore.
CHARLES MASSON A. DeBATH BRANDON DSO. MC. MID.
Wellington. RFC & Royal Naval Air Service.
Destroyed 2 German Zeppelins on night attack above London.
J. CLARENCE GRIFFITH
T.J. LEIGHS
H.R.T. HUMPHRIES H.L. BAYLY
F.G. BURSOLEM J.D. CANNING SE 9s.
Flew with Mac McGregor (Mad Mac).
J.G. McVERNNON R.J. THOMPSON
LAWSON FIELD
Founder of FIELDAIR
IAN J. KEITH
Long-time instructor, post WW1,
Middle Districts Aero Club, Palm.Nth.