Vivian Walsh (aviator)

Vivian and his English-born elder brother Austin Leonard (Leo) Walsh (1881–1951) were pioneers of New Zealand aviation.

[2][3] The Walsh brothers were sons of immigrants from Yorkshire to New Zealand.

He made pioneering airmail, air passenger,[6] and air survey flights, but was unable to make these commercially viable,[7] and in 1924 he sold the New Zealand Flying School assets to the New Zealand Government, and gave up all involvement in aviation.

The Auckland Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, concerned to preserve the memory of the brothers' contribution, formed the Walsh Memorial Air Pageant Organisation.

Several events raised significant monies for educational purposes - now administered via the New Zealand Aeronautical Trusts Ltd.[8] Other memorials include:

The Walsh brothers constructing an aircraft in Auckland (c. 1910s)
Walsh Brothers type D flying boat of 1918