OVER THE TASMAN
AIRWAYS MANAGER’S STATEAIENT. REGARDING CODOCK’S FLIGHT (Fer Frets Association — Copyright.) AUCKLAND, Alav 7. Regarding the Codock cable from Sydney this morning, the organiser of Dominion Airways Ltd., said he believed it was sent under a misunderstanding. There was never any intention to prohibit the flight, but as announced by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on Saturday the flight' had been cancelled owing to Sir Charles’ departure for-America, and also to the fact that the New Zealand summer is over, and a joyriding- four, which it was proposed should follow the Tasman flight, would ho unprofitable. Air Withers said there had n ot at am) time been any question of the suitability of the plane, or pilot, for the flight.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1934, Page 6
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