Upper Waitohi has a monument dedicated to an inventor in aviation. Who is this inventor?
Richard Pearse Richard William Pearse (3 December 187729 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering experiments in aviation.
Wallace Rupert Turnbull Wallace Rupert Turnbull (October 16, 1870 - November 24, 1954) was a New Brunswick engineer and inventor, born on October 16, 1870 in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Saint John Airport was briefly named after him. He died November 24, 1954. He was inducted in the Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1977.