ROYAL TOUR FLIGHTS
N.A.C. Crews Selected
Two National Airways Corporation pilots and one i hostess from Christchurch ■ are among the two flight crews on the airline’s. Friendship aircraft which will carry members of the Royal Family. The two pilots are Captains IL. M. Page and J. G. B. lining, and the hostess is Miss J. M. Etheridge. The N.A.C. captains in • charge of the flights are Cap- [ tain W. E. Schrader, of Wei- [ lingtpn, the airline’s chief pilot) and its Flight Superintendent (Captain D. Gale). The reserve crew comprises [Captain D. J. Barnston, of Auckland, and Captain R. J. Macrae, of Wellington. Air hostesses who will be •assigned to the various flights [are: Mrs P. F. Dowling and :Miss B. P. Lee. of Wellingjton, Miss J. M. Mulholland, •of Otago, Miss N. Rowntree, of Auckland, and Miss Ethe- ( ridge. [ The crews will fly on [alternate days, leaving one on [ standby. Each crew will consist of one captain in com- [ mand, one first officer, and [ two hostesses. A reserve crew | will also be available in case one of the other crews can- [ not, for some reason, under- ; take a flight. The Friendship to be used is expected to go into the airline's engineering headquarters at Christchurch in the next week or two to be i converted for use by Royalty.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19700212.2.86
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32220, 12 February 1970, Page 12
Word Count
219ROYAL TOUR FLIGHTS Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32220, 12 February 1970, Page 12
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.