— -1 Struck by lightning while flying between Auckland and Fiji last Tliursday, the Itoyal New Zealand Air Foret Sunderlund flying boat Tokomaru, hui its trailing aerial blasted away. Th( flying boat; wliicli was carrying 24 pas sengers at tlie time, arrived baek a1 Mechanics Bay tliis afternoon. Th door on thc fliglit declc wus also biowi out. Thc flying boat eneountered n furtlier lightning but coiitinued bai weather made the plane two and a hal: liours late in arriving at Fiji. Aireraf are not often liit and rarely damagec by lightning. Never fails for Cougbs, Colds — Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. >V. fi. Woods, Ltd., Lambton Quay, Wgti
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1946, Page 3
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