Ian Mackersey Explained

Birth Name:Ian Mackersey
Birth Date:14 October 1925
Death Place:Auckland

Ian Mackersey (14 October 1925 – 28 April 2015) was a New Zealand documentarian and author, who specialised in aviation history.

Biography

Mackersey's professional career began in New Zealand where he worked as newspaper reporter. He then worked in London, UK, before spending time in Hong Kong, and Rhodesia, before returning to London. In 1983 Mackersey returned to New Zealand, settling in Auckland, and worked to produce television documentaries and to write biographies. He had published biographies on Tom Holt, Jean Batten, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and on the Wright brothers.

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Non-fiction

Fiction

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