Air Race Lane in Halswell – too new to be on library website. Valuation website put this street into Halswell but it is very close to Wigram. I checked older maps and this area wasn’t part of Wigram Aerodrome but all the names of streets here have an aviation theme. Found a news article dated 16th October 2018 that explained the reason for the street names. A memorial plaque was unveiled on 15th October 2018 on the 65th anniversary of an air collision that killed seven men. The two planes that collided were part of a 27 aircraft fly past over Harewood International Airport ( Christchurch Airport). The fly past signalled the end of celebrations following the 19,756 km London to Christchurch Air Race.
Walked this narrow street yesterday and it is mostly garages that line the street. The houses overlook Vildebeest Park and I thought that they looked like social housing when I walked the street but they are all private homes built in 2018.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 