TRANSTASMAN FLIGHT
AWARUA FROM SYDNEY [United Press Association] AUCKLAND. Bth December. Delayed in her departure from Sydney, the flying-boat Awarua did not reach Auckland till 5.25 p.m. to-day after a trip lasting 8 hours 37 minutes. The delay was caused in making minor a : ustments found necessary during tl usual inspections before departure. Scheduled to leave at 6 a.m. New Zealand time, the Awarua did not take off till 8.48 a.m. Fifteen passengers wei v carried by the Awarua, which .vas commanded by Captain O. Garden. She carried 4811 b of mail and 4321 bof freight. The fly-ing-boat will leave for Sydney on Thursday and will return on Sunday.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19401209.2.64
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 December 1940, Page 6
Word Count
109TRANSTASMAN FLIGHT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 December 1940, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.