Baikie, Thomas Alexander (Tom), 1907-1990 (Person)

SummaryBorn 20 February 1907 at Newbiggin, Orkney Islands, Scotland, son of Peter and Janet Baikie; immigrated to New Zealand with his parents and siblings in 1907 and raised in Tauranga. A baker at Stratford, Tauranga, Thames and Te Puke, he married Winnie Grierson in 1930, trained as an aviator with Captain Les Brake, first flew solo in 1932, gained his Certificate of Efficiency in 1933, and owned Simmonds Spartan ZK-ABL. He provided wartime catering for servicemen and was commemorated by Tom Baikie Lane, Te Puke (2003).SourcesMcCann, Brooke and Avery, Max C in the Historical Review, Bay of Plenty Journal of History, Volume 73, Number 2, November 2025, pp. 66–71Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries Recollect SiteBaikie, Tom “History of Tauranga Aero Club 1932–1939” in Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society, Vol. 60, pages 23–25; Vol 61, pages 11–13

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Tom Baikie in later years holding a photograph of his last reunion with the man who taught him to fly, Captain Les Brake. Baikie Family collection courtesy Brooke McCann and restored from the Historical Review, Bay of Plenty Journal of History, Volume 73, Number 2, November 2025, pp.67 (original inset)

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First Name(s)Thomas AlexanderSurnameBaikeAlso Known asTomDate of Birth1907Place of BirthNewbiggin, Orkney Islands, Scotland,Date of Death1990OccupationBakerPilot

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MotherBaike, Jane née ?FatherBaike, PeterSiblingsBaike, Alfred

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PartnerBaikie, Winnie née GriersonDate Married1930

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Baikie, Thomas Alexander (Tom), 1907-1990 (Person)