THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
ARRIVAL AN WANGANUI, (Per Press Association). WANGANUI, This Day. The flight of the Southern Cross from Hastings occupied 70 minutes. The aviators were delayed at the start owing to weather conditions, but the trip over was smooth, with ideal conditions for landing. The ’plane glided into AVanganui airport in the presence of several thousand people, who were also assembled for the motor-boat regatta. After a welcome by the Mayor (Mr N. G. Armstrong), Mr H. M. Keesing, on behalf of returned soldiers, and Mr A. S. Burgess (president of the Aero Club), Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith was not long getting to business and the Southern Cross made several flights over the city before, lunoheon.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 87, 23 January 1933, Page 6
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116THE SOUTHERN CROSS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 87, 23 January 1933, Page 6
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