140 TONS OF FREIGHT CARRIED
AIRWAYS CORPORATION SERVICE . About 140 tons of freight, including essential foodstuffs, were moved between Christchurch and Wellington by the National Airways Corporation on its direct freight service at -the weekend. Three Douglas DC3 freighters, carrying loads of 75001 b each, made 42 trips between the centres. Among the loads carried were bacon, brass ingots, motor-car parts, cotton for a carpet factory in Caristchurch. and machinery parts urgently needed by factories in the South Island. Grass seed was included in the loads carried north in the largest direct movement of cargo between Christchurch and Wellington attempted by the corporation’s service. King Edward Barracks was used as a receiving depot for air cargo. Several Christchurch firms kept their stores open on Sunday so that goods could be removed quickly.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26398, 17 April 1951, Page 3
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