BRITISH AIR MISSION.
TWO MEMBERS XTf AUCKLAND.
Accompanied by Group-Captain H.W. L. Saunders, Chief of Air Staff in NewZealand, Air-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, a member of the British air mission now visiting the Dominion, arrived in Auckland by air from Rotorua yesterday.
Sir Arthur landed at Hobsonville and inspected the new operational station under construction at Whcnuapai as part of the air defence expansion scheme. He returned to Wellington to-day. «,■ na W..Banks, another member of the mission, reached Auckland in the week-end an* returned to Wellington toKwv S 2 r Don ald.will leave for Australia AV«T,I t Banell » ! ° n Thursday, but Sir z2w^ g "!? re , wm ren " ai n New defe ' ,CC Slr S - Hard. VW * "• not visited Auckland.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 84, 11 April 1939, Page 4
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