New Tender Tested
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 1. A fire tender raced the length of Wellington Airport in about 90 seconds today to spray thousands of gallons of foam on to a simulated aeroplane crash. From a running start the tender, which has a top speed of 65 miles an hour, took a minute and a half to reach the “wreck.” The new Auckland International Airport at Mangere and the Christchurch International Airport, at Harewood, have top priority for the mentThe appliance was built in the Hutt Valley in conjunction with the Ministry of Works for the Department of Civil Aviation.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30897, 2 November 1965, Page 20
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102New Tender Tested Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30897, 2 November 1965, Page 20
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