CATALINA AS AMBULANCE
- - AUCKLAND, March 4. . While the New Zealand cruiser Bellona steamed in wide circles to cairn the sea, a Catalina flying boat of the R.N.Z.A.F. air sea rescue service, landed in the swell of the Tasman over 31)0 niiles from Auckland this afternoon to bring to hospital a 1'7 year old meniber of the crew who had developed acute appendicitis. The Bellona whieh lelt. AQ'ckland 011 Monday to take part in combined fleet ° manoeuvres with the Royal Australian 'Navy* was slightlv west of the Three lvings Islands todav when an urgent radio message was received in Auckland that a man was seriously i 1 1 on board. Within less than an hour the Catalina was bound from Mechanics Bay to intercept the cruiser. The sick member of the crew, Seaman Boy David Thomas Kite, was transferred to the aircraft and reached Auckland this evening. He was operated on for appendicitis at the -naval base and his condition is satisfactory. .
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1947, Page 8
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161CATALINA AS AMBULANCE Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1947, Page 8
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