A SEAPLANE'S FLIGHT.
WELLINGTON, October 4. The first Auckland-Wellington flight was accomplished to-day when Leo Walsh (managing director of the New Zealand Flying School, Auckland), R. Johnson (works manager), and G. Bolt (pilot), landed safely on the harbour. Great interest was taken in the flight. As the machine came over the mountains and flew gracefully to the harmour, cheers were given. The visitors were congratulated on the success attending' their journey. The machine is a supermarino flying; boat of 230 horsepower. It left Auckland at 7.2 a.nr. to-day, landed at Kawhia at 8.15 a.m. for fuel, left Kawhia at 8.45 a.m., arrived at Wanganui at 11.15 a.rn., left Wanganui at 1.45 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 3.8 p.m., a total die tance of 400 miles, which was covered in 5 hours 6 minutes. This is the longest distance ever flown in New Zealand.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3526, 11 October 1921, Page 24
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144A SEAPLANE'S FLIGHT. Otago Witness, Issue 3526, 11 October 1921, Page 24
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