AVIATION IN BRITAIN
GREAT DEVELOPMENTS'
From London to Nelson' in the t'ravel-' ling time of 26 days—this was among an* experiences of Mr. H. C-. Cock, chairman of directors of Cook Strait Airways, and Mrs., Cock, who have readied home after a holiday visit to England. Mr. Cqck, in an. interview, commented cn the ; very evident immense development in aviation in England, especially in the Air, i’orce, one result of which was to produce a shortage of air equipment for a time for commercial companies. In view of this difficulty,vCook Strait Aitways had Won fortunate in getting their latest machine with so little delay. This enormous expansion in the. Air Force, remarked M.r. Cock, had had also’ HlO effect of'creating a shortage in pilots, which it was apparent would take some time to,remedy iu view of the period of training necessary. During his stay in England, said Mr. Cock, he had had an. interesting flight in De Havilland’s new Dragon Fly machine, landing at Gatwick, in Sussex, this new airport impressing; him as one of the best he had seen, and was constructed with a View to future xpaiisiott.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19136, 3 October 1936, Page 3
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