Karoro, a De Havilland 86 “Express airliner" (above), and its sister aircraft Korimako and Kotuku flew the hist Union Airways service between Palmerston North. Christchurch and Dunedin, calling at Blenheim. The service began in 1935. These aircraft had a range of 760 miles and cruised at 142 m.p.h. Having been impressed for war service in the R.N.Z.A.F., Karoro was damaged and was put back in the air with parts from Kotuku and Korimako, which had been damaged beyond repair during the war. Karoro was reregistered in 1945 for Union Airways and renamed Korimako. This aircraft crashed at Milson, Palmerston North, in 1946.
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102Karoro, a De Havilland 86 “Express airliner" (above), and its sister aircraft Korimako and Kotuku flew the hist Union Airways service between Palmerston North. Christchurch and Dunedin, calling at Blenheim. The service began in 1935. These aircraft had a range of 760 miles and cruised at 142 m.p.h. Having been impressed for war service in the R.N.Z.A.F., Karoro was damaged and was put back in the air with parts from Kotuku and Korimako, which had been damaged beyond repair during the war. Karoro was reregistered in 1945 for Union Airways and renamed Korimako. This aircraft crashed at Milson, Palmerston North, in 1946. Press, 15 April 1978, Page 16
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