CODOCK MONOPLANE
SUCCESSFUL TESTS KINGSFORD SMITH PLEASED (Received March 6. 10.15 p.m.) , SYDNEY, March 6 The Coclock monoplane built in the Cockatoo Island dockyard, Sydney, to the order of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, underwent tests this afternoon. The big machine, which has been fitted with two Napier engines, and is intended for the New Zealand mail service, was flown for 15 minutes by Sir Charles, who made a faultless landing. He said he was entirely satisfied and that the machine is the best yet built in Australia.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21743, 7 March 1934, Page 9
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87CODOCK MONOPLANE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21743, 7 March 1934, Page 9
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