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Aermacchi Lane is a private lane in Wigram and there is nothing on the library website for this street but it is a fairly new street. Most houses built in 2018 with a couple built in 2017 and 2019.Would have been named after the Italian aviation company Aermacchi or even possibly named after jet trainer …

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Curtis Street – Named after Morton Whitefoord Curtis (1899-1941). Curtis was a sheep farmer from Ashburton. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 7 May 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 students …

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Dalwood Drive – Named after Harold Pettman Dalwood (1893- 1931). Dalwood was an indent merchant from Christchurch. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 26 November 1917. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 …

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Keene Street – Named after Arthur Herbert Keene (1899- 1984). Keene was a law student of Island Bay, Wellington. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 6 June 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the …

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Mackay Street – Named after Douglas Mackay (1897-1964). Mackay was a clerk from Spreydon, Christchurch. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 25 March 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 students at …

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Porter Street – Named after Robert Grey Porter (1895- 1965). Porter was an auctioneer of 32 Edward Avenue, St Albans. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 9 April 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of …

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Liberty Street – Named after the Liberty, an engine used in many World War I aircraft. In the Wigram Skies subdivision where the street names have an aviation theme. Named in 2014.A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the naming of the street. There are about …

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Limbrick Crescent – Named after Leslie Alfred Limbrick (1893-1963). Limbrick was a garage proprietor from Napier. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 24 August 1917. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 students …

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Pohe Street – Named after Porokoru Patapu “Johnny” Pohe (1914-1944). Flying Officer Pohe, also known as “lucky Johnny”, was the first Māori bomber pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Named to continue the aviation theme used for street names in the Wigram Skies subdivision. It was at first to be named Johnny Pohe …

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Rawnsley Terrace – Named after Ivan Edward Rawnsley (1898- 1993) Rawnsley was a farmer of 25 Brougham Street, Wellington. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 27 January 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the …

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