A. Williams, of Dunedin (left) and D. Kennedy, of Oamaru, with their model planes at the South Island Model Aeroplane Championship at King George’s Park, Oamaru, yesterday. Kennedy established an unofficial New Zealand record on the open rubber rise-off-ground with a flight of 17min 44sec. Williams recorded an unofficial speed of 112.2m.p.h. in an exhibition flight at the park yesterday.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 9
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60A. Williams, of Dunedin (left) and D. Kennedy, of Oamaru, with their model planes at the South Island Model Aeroplane Championship at King George’s Park, Oamaru, yesterday. Kennedy established an unofficial New Zealand record on the open rubber rise-off-ground with a flight of 17min 44sec. Williams recorded an unofficial speed of 112.2m.p.h. in an exhibition flight at the park yesterday. Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 9
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