Early Risers : The Pioneering Story of Gisborne and Hawkes Bay aviation

Gisborne-based East Coast Airways was the first New Zealand airline to operate twin engine aircraft - DH84 Dragons from early 1935. This book covers the history of the pioneering airline in detail and contains probably the most comprehensive collection of period DH84 Dragon photographs found anywhere. It also contains a restoration account of DH84 c/n 2057, returned to the air in 1997 joining a select breed of airworthy examples of this very early practicable airliner.