TO HOSPITAL BY AIR.
PATIENT IN MONOPLANE. TRIP FROM MANGONUI. A patient from the North was brought to Auckland by aeroplane this morning for admission to a private hospital. The Auckland Aero Club's Puss Moth, a cabin monoplane, was chartered, and the pilot, Flight-Lieutenant D. M. Allan, was accompanied by Mr. S. E. Langstone, secretary-manager of the St. John Ambulance.
The patient, who is 75 years old, -\yas flown from Cooper's Beach, Mangonui, to Mangere, and completed the journey to hospital in an ambulance. The trip occupied one hour and a half each way, and was entirely successful.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 175, 25 July 1936, Page 10
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98TO HOSPITAL BY AIR. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 175, 25 July 1936, Page 10
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