STRONG HEAD WINDS
AMERICAN CLIPPER’S BELATED ARRIVAL [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 27. After several delays due to unfavourable weather, the American Clipper of Pan-American Airways reached Auckland from Noumea late this afternoon, carrying eight passengers and about I,loolb of mail. The machine will leave on the return journey tomorrow morning. Captain Nixon reported that extremely strong head wind's were encountered on the first stage of the journey between the mainland of the United States'and Honolulu. In anticipation of conditions, however, the machine carried only two passengers and no freight. After an uneventful, but slow, trip, it reached Honolulu in 32 hours. The passengers who arrived' from Noumea included Mr A. Rapidzi and Mr C. Vautrin, general manager and mine manager, respectively, of tho Societe lo Nickel, of Noumea, who are’ on their way to Australia. The others were Messrs G. Step, of Sydney, M. K. Pabot, a Noumea merchant, W. J. Mullahey, airport manager from PanAmerican Airways at Auckland, who had been to Noumea on business, and G. Atherton, chief operator of the company’s radio station at New Caledonia. Ho was accompanied by Mrs Atherton. When the Clipper leaves in the morning she will have 18 passengers. 7221 b of freight, and a quantity of mail.
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Evening Star, Issue 23770, 28 December 1940, Page 8
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