CONVERTED DAKOTA AIRCRAFT ON R.N.Z.A.F. SERVlCE.—Photographs taken at Harewood yesterday afternoon immediately after the arrival of one of the Dakota aircraft from Auckland. TOP LEFT: Cases of strawberries being unloaded. BOTTOM LEFT: The seating.accommodation provided in the converted aircraft. There is accommodation for 24 passengers. RIGHT: Passengers alighting from the plane;
BRITISH AERONAUTICAL EXPERT VISITING NEW ZEALAND.—Sir John Buchanan, formerly Director-General of Aircraft Production in Great Britain, and a prominent figure, in the British aircraft industry since 1915, arrived at Auckland by air on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Mr W. H. Hambrook (chief project engineer of Short Brothers) and Mr G. Puddicombe (technical representative of the company). This photograph shows, from left, Mr N. E. Higgs (a representative in New Zealand of the British aircraft industry), Mr Hambrook, Mr Puddicombe, Mr G. Wells (assistant-chief engineer, Tasman Empire Airways), Mr G. N. Roberts (general manager, Tasman Empire Airways), and Sir John Buchanan.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25091, 24 January 1947, Page 8
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152CONVERTED DAKOTA AIRCRAFT ON R.N.Z.A.F. SERVlCE.—Photographs taken at Harewood yesterday afternoon immediately after the arrival of one of the Dakota aircraft from Auckland. TOP LEFT: Cases of strawberries being unloaded. BOTTOM LEFT: The seating.accommodation provided in the converted aircraft. There is accommodation for 24 passengers. RIGHT: Passengers alighting from the plane; BRITISH AERONAUTICAL EXPERT VISITING NEW ZEALAND.—Sir John Buchanan, formerly Director-General of Aircraft Production in Great Britain, and a prominent figure, in the British aircraft industry since 1915, arrived at Auckland by air on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Mr W. H. Hambrook (chief project engineer of Short Brothers) and Mr G. Puddicombe (technical representative of the company). This photograph shows, from left, Mr N. E. Higgs (a representative in New Zealand of the British aircraft industry), Mr Hambrook, Mr Puddicombe, Mr G. Wells (assistant-chief engineer, Tasman Empire Airways), Mr G. N. Roberts (general manager, Tasman Empire Airways), and Sir John Buchanan. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25091, 24 January 1947, Page 8
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