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aviation school PROGRESS AT TAURANGA iO.C.' WELLINGTON, this day. It is expected that the flying instructors' school at Tauranga \\ ill be in active operation towards the end of August. When work is completed instructional work now being done at Hobsonville will be transferred to Tauranga. The Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, stated to-day that since his announcement of the Government s decision to establish a school at Tauranga there had been some unavoidable delay in the erection of the necessary buildings. It was not anticipated they would be finished until about the middle of August. •The Air Department." continued the Minister, "hopes to be able to send a small maintenance party to Tauranga early in August, and has hopes that the school will be in active operation towards the end of that month." The Minister referred to the excellent aerodrome available at Tauranga and to the assistance given bv the Borough Council to the Works Department. The training of more flying instructors would enable more of the present instructors to be released for service overseas.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 145, 21 June 1941, Page 8
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