Possibility Of Old Flying-Boat Hulls As Homes Considered
(P.A.) Auckland, June The plight of homeless people and the desperate housing shortage have been reflected in many of the inquiries received by Tasman Empire Airways from people interested in the possibility of making temporary dwellings from one of the two pioneer aircraft of the company’s fleet The two old flying-boats, Aotearoa and Awarua, were recently offered for sale and, in addition to the nine tenders received oy closing time, 50 or 60 inquiries had been made by people in the main seeking somewhere to live. Although various schemes for using the two old aircraft were indicated by the inquiries received, the great majority suggested that there was a chance of either Aotearoa or Awarua being converted into a home or else a seaside bach. One woman had an idea of making one of the flying-boats into a bowser station with the fuselage as an office and petrol oumps mounted under the 114 ft. span of the wings.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 26 June 1948, Page 8
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