LIGHT PLANE MISSING
Cook Strait Flight (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 28. A Tiger Moth biplane, with two persons aboard, was this afternoon reported missing in the Cook Strait area. * The plane, which was flying to Stewart Island from New Plymouth, last reported over Paraparaumu airport at 1 p.m., from where it was heading direct for Blenheim. The pilot is Mr S. R. Bethune, of Pukeatua, South Waikato. He is accompanied by his father, Mr J. E. Bethune, of the same address. The Wellington police reported tonight that two Royal New Zealand Air Force Devons, operating from Wellington, and two Aero Club planes from Blenheim, searched the coastline between Paraparaumu and Sinclair Head (five miles south-west of Wellington), in Cook Strait, and in the Sounds area till the light failed. . The search will be continued at first light tomorrow. The Tiger Moth is orange in colour, with purple markings behind .the cockpit. It is privately owned, and registered in Hamilton. It was due at Blenheim at 1.40 p.m., and had only enough fuel to remain aloft until 3 p.m.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19571129.2.79
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 14
Word Count
180LIGHT PLANE MISSING Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in