AERODROME AT TAUPO
IMPORTANCE STRESSED. CENTRE OF THE ISLAND. (By Telegraph—Special to Standard). AUCKLAND, April .4. Five Moth aeroplanes, comprising four of the Auckland Aero Glub's machines and ‘ Captain Hewitt s machine Falcon, landed at the lauhaia aerodrome at Taupo at 10.40 this morning.. The party, led by Lieutenant D. M. Allan, instructor to the Auckland Club, left the Mangere aerodrome at 8.40 and had a good trip. All the pilots expressed tnemselves as favourably impressed with, the potentialities of the landing ground. Mr 11 H. Ward, chairman of the Taupo Road Board, informed the visitors that the board hoped to secuie a ground from the Crown for a permajient aerodrome and, if successful, the board would later seek the co-operation of the various aero clubs in the erection of a‘ hangar. The visitors expressed the opinion that the development of a ground situated in the centre of the island and giving aerial access to one of the famous tourist resorts of the country was a matter of importance to tfviation. Prior to the arrival of the party a sixth machine passed the aerodrome, apparently proceeding frofn. Rotorua to Hastings for which town the Auckland party left at noon. Lieutenant Allan’s aeroplane on leaving carried a fine trout, the first Taupo rainbow trout to be despatched to its .destination by air.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 110, 5 April 1930, Page 8
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