Wipiti, Bert Sam
Production date
1942-1993
1940-1949
1990-1999
Description
Born and educated in New Plymouth, Sergeant Pilot Bert Wipiti of 243 Squadron, R.A.F. was the first Maori pilot to leave New Zealand for overseas duty during Second World War and the first British pilot to shoot down enemy aircraft over Singapore in 1942. He was reported missing, presumed dead, after combat over northern France on 3 October 1943.
A copy of a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, photographs, correspondence and personal reminiscence about Bert Wipiti.
Object detail
1940-1949
1990-1999
Part 1
A copy of a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, correspondence and personal reminiscence about Bert Wipiti. Includes a transcript of a Diary 1942 by Vin Arthur compiled by Joyce Richardson.
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