HONOLULU CLIPPER

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 November 1939, Page 4

HONOLULU CLIPPER

EN ROUTE TO AUCKLAND. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, November 19. The Pan-American Airways’ Honolulu Clipper, sister ship to the California Clipper, which visited Auckland several months, ago, left San Francisco to-day on the second survey flight over the new Soutli Pacific air route to Auckland. Although her departure was delayed a day owing to unfavourable weather, her schedule has been altered to enable her to reach Auckland on Thursday, as originally planned. This will'be possible by omitting the proposed full-day stop at Canton Island, and making merely a routine over-night call.

According to advice received by Mr. D. Walker, base manager tor the company at Auckland, the clipper left Treasure Island, San Francisco, at 12,55 p.m. (Auckland time) on the 2440mile journey to Honolulu. Considering the clipper’s petrol load and other factors, Mr. Walker estimated that she would reach Honolulu in about 17 hours 20 minutes, or shortly after 6 o’clock to-morrow morning (Auckland time). The clipper is then scheduled to fly to Canton Island on Tuesday, to Noumea on Wednesday, and to Auckland on Thursday, reaching the city about 3.30 in the afternoon. The clipper is manned by a crew of 11, but the company’s headquarters in Auckland ha ve not yet been provided with a list of their names. There are five of the company’s personnel as passengers, two of whom are Mr. George Angus, superintendent of communications for the Pacific Division, and Mr. Harold Gatty, the company’s New Zealand representative. v As the Honolulu Clipper is making a survey flight, she is carrying no mails or cargo, nor will she pick up any at Auckland. After a day’s stay in Auckland, she will leave on her return journey next Saturday.