WELLINGTON AIR PAGEANT
FOURTEEN MACHINES TO TAKE PART. TWO LADY PILOTS—ONE FROM HASTINGS. Fourteen machines of various makes will take part in the Wellington Aero Club’s pageant next Saturday. or Monday, should the weather be unfavourable. The Marlborough Aero Club's team will be in charge of the official instructor, Captain N. E. Chandler, and will comprise Pilots J. Vavasour. F. R. Dick. C. A. M‘Donald, and E. Bramwell. The Auckland Club team members will be Captains Ewan Dickson, D.S.C., D,F.C., W S. R. Bloomfield, D. Hawkins, D.S.C.. and J. Seabrook, D.S.C. There are three lady pilots in New Zealand, Mrs. Richmond, of Hastings, Miss Clifford, of Christ? church, and Miss Bennett, of Marlborough Miss Bennett will be unable to participate in the pageant, but Mrs. Richmond and Miss Clifford will pilot machines. If time can be found, a ladies’ air race will be added to the programme, but already it is well filled. On Friday afternoon 20,000 leaflets will be broadcast over the city and suburbs from the air. a certain proportion being marked as passes to the pageant.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 281, 12 November 1929, Page 3
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179WELLINGTON AIR PAGEANT Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 281, 12 November 1929, Page 3
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