Souvenir Hunters More In To Strip Kaka
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NEW PLYMOUTH, Eeb. 17. Souvenir hunters who have visited the wreckage of the airliner Kaka, which erashed on the southern slopes of Mount Ruapehu on October 23, are gradually removibg the aircraft. piecemeal. The fuselage, however, is still in recognisable condition. \ Tacked on the door at Salt Hut, on the n'orthern side of Mouijt Euapehu, is the Kaka's nameplate. Other pleces of the plane have been taken hundreda of miles to-homes remote from Tongariro National Park. Hundreds of people have visited the aircraft, according to the Tongariro National Park rangcr (Mr. W, Hussey, Ohakune). Some visitors have expressed surprise and eoncern that the personal* belongings of passengers have been left for so long in a state of neglect. and" untidiness. Among other ar'ticles a tattered fur coat still lies ami'd the wreckage. The more unscrupulous visitors, however, liava salvaged personal effeets tbat they con sidered might be of value. As the snowlinfij has receded, c!imbing to the wreckage is no longer the diffieult undortaking it was for the rescue parties that made the ascent last October.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1949, Page 3
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186Souvenir Hunters More In To Strip Kaka Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1949, Page 3
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