Kites at an airport

Kites at an airport

circa 1958

The two boys with kites are my brother and me, and other family members are around as well. At the time we lived at the Harewood Transit Camp. Dad used to make the kites from very light fine paper and light wood, and the kites did not need a tail which was a bit unusual back then! The aeroplane is a USAF Globemaster, used for the Deep Freeze flights to the Antarctic.

Creator: Some relly or other

Area: North West / Airport

Contributor: Brian Wheatley

Source: Entry in the 2019 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-DW-103291

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