N.A.C. Aircraft Dubbed Obsolete
AUCKLAND, Dec. 8. Ntring liags aiul museuin pieces were terms used to describe aircraft of tluNational Airways Corporation by Sir fveitli Park, at a meeting of the Auck land Chamb.er of Commerce Council. Sir Keith is chairman of the chamber's •xirwa.vs committee. Seveuty-five per cent. of the corpQration's aircraft were oltsolete, he said, and would be rejected if they were in the Royal Air Foree. The directors of the corporation, in their annual report, tried to cover up by saying that no new aircraft were obtainable from Grreat Britain. Sir Keith said he eould name four diflereilt Hritish aircraft available that were (irst-class, tried r.and proven machine8 They wWe . in use throughout tlie Enipire. . He was not just trying to sell aircraft vvliose manufactupers he repre sented. The ones- he was referring to were made by his competitors. Sir Keith syggested that tliis information -should be - placed before the Associated Chambers of Commerce for tlieir action. The counciJ d-ecided to- do thi'^
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1949, Page 2
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