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, including George Bolt Memorial Drive, the main access road to Auckland International Airport.

Bolt performed initial research into the achievements of aviation pioneer and inventor Richard Pearse during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

External links

• Biography of George B. Bolt
• New Zealand Aviation Pioneers
• National Register of Archives and Manuscripts