Whites Aviation
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-mount-maunganui-tauranga-1951-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65d0594534864dcb017b34c3_mt-maunganui-1951-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Mt Maunganui 1951
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-british-lions-vs-auckland-rugby-at-eden-park-auckland-1959-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/6600f423592918402e5559c1_eden-park-1959-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Eden Park 1959
![framed-art-photograph-print-meteor-ii-lake-wakatipu-remarkables-1960](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/662ef65c96448b5ba1293846_meteor-water-taxi-queenstown-1960-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Meteor II Lake Wakatipu 1960
![Framed-historical-photograph-waiheke-island-onetangi-beach-1958](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/663b430ae5209d710f37ba0d_palm-beach-waiheke-1958-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Waiheke Island, Onetangi Beach 1958
![framed-historical-photograph-print-avondale-avondale-race-course-auckland-1957-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/662649fec1160f5f289c84df_avondale-race-course-1957-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Avondale Racecourse 1957
![framed-historical-photograph-print-tauranga-welcome-bay-bay-of-plenty-1951-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/6627031cae0b09fd8c6b521c_tauranga-welcome-bay-1951-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Tauranga, Welcome Bay 1951
![framed-historical-photograph-print-taupō-waikato-mt-ruapehu-1958-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/66271004726f4355b30f23df_taupo-1958-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Taupō 1958
![framed-art-photograph-print-hanmer-springs-hurunui-canterbury-by-whites-avaition-1959](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/662a449bd0997218a37b1c6d_hanmer-springs-1959-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Hanmer Springs 1959
![framed-historical-photograph-print-wānaka-beacon-point-otago-whites-avaition-1956](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/662aec10904aefc61253f739_wa%CC%84naka-1956-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Wānaka 1956
![Framed-historical-photograph-bluff-hill-ahuriri-napier-bay-view-kaweka-ranges-1959](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/6645e451463034d38fd060d3_napier-bluff-hill-1959-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Bluff Hill, Napier 1959
![framed-historical-photograph-marine-parade-napier-1951.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/664999b9211f22990954df03_napier-marine-parade-1951-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Marine Parade, Napier 1951
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-queenstown-lakes-district-otago-1959-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65a9e3e23cb24e55c3c5b54c_queenstown-1959-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Queenstown 1959
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-piha-piha-beach-lion-rock-waitakere-ranges-1951-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65bb7dcc05487d6757dcd2b0_piha-1951-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Piha 1951
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-george-court-karangahape-road-auckland-1960-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65d04f8fa8e02d1224f5441f_karangahape-1960-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Karangahape Road 1960
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-raglan-manu-bay-whale-bay-mt-karioi-1957-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65a23b47cf52ccbdc4a43794_Raglan_thumbnail_frame.jpg)
Raglan 1957
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-NAC-aircraft-over-wellington-city-1958-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65d199fd960ab49fbb706a23_wellington-nac-1959-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
NAC aeroplane over Wellington 1959
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-christchurch-city-hagley-park-southern-alps-1974-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65d146ebf615d26f2d676f65_christchurch-1974-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Hagley Park 1974
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-auckland-harbour-bridge-under-construction-westhaven-st-mary's-bay-ponsonby-1958-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/65ddb79c2cdf87814ad0e4d8_auckland-harbour-bridge-1958-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Auckland Harbour Bridge 1958
![framed-historical-photograph-print-of-cessna-aircraft-over-mt-cook-fox-glacier-1960-by-whites-aviation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ab783c42accbf80f674321/6608b296a9a1ca9e3dde83ef_mt-cook-cessna-1960-thumbnail-frame.jpg)
Aoraki, Mt Cook Cessna 1960
About Whites Aviation
Leo White, a passionate aviator and photographer, founded Whites Aviation Ltd in 1945. White had already established himself as a skilled photographer in the 1920s, freelancing and working for the Weekly News. He was deeply involved in Auckland's aviation scene during the 1920s and 1930s, becoming a pioneer in aerial photography within the region. His dedication to aviation extended beyond photography, as he compiled a book titled "Wingspread, a history of New Zealand aviation" in 1941 and even served as a photographer with the RNZAF during World War II.
White's love for his country and his combined talents for flying and photography culminated in him capturing aerial photographs of New Zealand in the early 1950s for his publication "Whites pictorial reference of New Zealand."
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