THE FIRST OF THE TASMAN FLYING-BOATS LAUNCHED.—The Ao-tea-roa going down the slipway at the works of Short Brothers, Ltd., Rochester, England. This flying-boat, the first built for the Tasman service, has a range of 2000 miles and will carry 17 passengers and mails.
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Southland Times, Issue 23794, 17 April 1939, Page 8
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43THE FIRST OF THE TASMAN FLYING-BOATS LAUNCHED.—The Ao-tea-roa going down the slipway at the works of Short Brothers, Ltd., Rochester, England. This flying-boat, the first built for the Tasman service, has a range of 2000 miles and will carry 17 passengers and mails. Southland Times, Issue 23794, 17 April 1939, Page 8
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