George Bolt
George Bruce Bolt 1893 -
1963,
OBE,
New Zealand aviation was a pioneer noted for many
firsts, a
RNZAF and
Royal Air Force pilot during
World War II, and Chief Engineer of
Tasman Empire Airways Limited (now known as Air New Zealand) from
1944 to
1960 .
Several streets and aviation related facilities in various New Zealand cities are named after him.
Bolt performed initial research into the achievements of aviation pioneer and inventor Richard Pearse during the late 1950's and early 1960's.
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