New Zealand’s Growing Air Fleet
AUTOGIRO ARRIVES. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The number cf aircraft in tho Dominion continues to grow. Tlic Saro Windhover flying boat for the Wcl-lington-Nclson service arrived in Auckland at tho end of last week and the first autogiro is aboard the Corinthie which arrived this afternoon. These machines will be assembled and tested at Air Forces bases at Hobsonvillc and Wigram respectively. Four Hawker Tomtit machines for advanced training wero ordered for the New Zealand Air Force some time ago and these are expected to arrive in New Zealand in March next.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7409, 17 December 1930, Page 5
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