Joseph Joel Hammond

Joseph Joel Hammond

Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at the Ascot Racecourse (Mascot, NSW) in April 1911
Born 1886
Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand
Died 22 September 1918 (age 31)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Cause of death Killed in active service
Resting place Indianapolis (Crown Hill) Cemetery, Indiana, United States of America
Nationality New Zealand
Spouse Ethelwynd Hammond
Aviation career
Known for First pilot to fly at Sydney Airport
Air force Royal Air Force, British Air Mission (United States)
Battles World War I
Rank Captain

Joseph Joel Hammond (1886 – 22 September 1918) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator.[1] On 18 April 1911 he was the first pilot to fly at the site of what would become Sydney Airport.[2] On 17 January 1914 at Epsom showgrounds he took New Zealand's first military plane, a Blériot XI-2, for its first flight.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Joel Hammond". Cenotaph database. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Hayes, Isabel (17 April 2011). "100 years of Sydney Airport flying". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Bayer, Kurt (27 September 2013). "NZ's first military plane's fate unknown". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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