Planes fly out on club fly-in
Six light aircraft from the Canterbury Aero Club headed north for a Sun-day-night celebration in Auckland during the week end With them went anout 13 aircraft from other clubs, all of which had flown into Christ church Airport on Friday eieningThe fly-in, which eventually involved about 30 light aircraft from 12 c'ubs ’hroughout the cmrn-
try. was to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Auckland Aero Club.
Several of that club's machines left Auckland on Friday morning, stopping at the New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North and Blenheim airfields on the way south to Christchurch.
At several of these airports they were joined by aircraft from other clubs.
The club members spent Saturday night at Palmerston North, after having earlier lunched at Wellington. where they were joined by aircraft from the Wellington Aero Club. The aircraft all arrived at Auckland again yesterday. and an anniversary social was held at the Auckland Aero Club during the evening. Aircraft from other centres will return to their home airfields todav.
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