24 Sep 2012
Lost flight - Aotearoa
On January 10, 1928, Lieutenant John Moncrieff and Captain George Hood set off from Sydney, attempting to become the first pilots to fly across the Tasman. They were in a modified five-seater monoplane called Aotearoa. He's told his story to Nelson Bays search and rescue volunteer Sherp Tucker who now thinks there is enough information to conduct a search, and use it as a training exercise at the same time.