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Butler's Flight
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:47+00:00The story of the plane that Jack built and his successful flights over Waitarere Beach, Levin. 15 July 1932.Written by Joan O'Dea and Howard Clement.
| Publisher | Self Published |
| Creator | Joan O'Dea and Howard Clements |
| Creation date | 2011 |
In this book, published in 2011, Joan O'Dea, Jack's daughter, gives an expose on Martin (Jack) Butler 1909-1969 - pioneer - aviator - inventor.
You will read how Jack not only built this monoplane between 1927 and 1932 but actually flew it successfully, four times at Waitarere Beach, Levin in July 1932.
It also tells about Jack's life, how he worked as an engineer at the Colonial Motor Company, he invented and developed farm equipment and a reversible trailer and contributed sustantially to the war effort with another invention.