FLYING-BOAT BASE
N. PLYMOUTH UNSUITABLE LANDINGS IN OPEN SEA (P.A.) WELLINGTON Dec. 20. New Plymouth would not be good as an alternative base for flying-boats owing to the open sea in which they would have to land before taxiing behind the breakwater where there is a good protected harbour, said Mr. G. Puddicombe. representative of the Short Flying-boat Company, when he returned to Wellington after an aerial inspection of New Plymouth for this purpose. ,
Mr. Puddicombe said New Plymouth could be made ideal when aircraft became larger, as they would do in the next few vears.
JTe was also to inspect Nelson with a view to its possible use as ari alternative base, but lie said be realised that IJf*, 5 .? 11 ) vas s °. c [ose in flying time from Wellington that any thick weather which would prevent a big flving-boat from landing at Wellington would also prevent operations of smaller landplanes at Rongotai as feeder services tor a flying-boat
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22210, 21 December 1946, Page 2
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