AWARUA ARRIVES AT SYDNEY
Her First Commercial Flight STRONG HEAD WIND OVER TASMAN (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright,) (Received May 6, 10.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 6. In spite of a 50-mile-an-hour head wind, which whipped the Tasman to fury, the flying-boat Awarua arrived at 2.40 o’clock this afternoon. The commander, Captain Oscar Garden, said he flew high above rain clouds over 9000 feet and had a comparatively smooth crossing. On her first commercial flight to Sydney the flying-boat Awarua left Auckland at 6.9 a.m., stated a Press Association message from Auckland. Commanded by Captain Garden, she carried 20,000 letters (weighing 5001 b.), six of a crew, and six passengers. Among the passengers was Colonel N. 6. Falla, chairman of directors of Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd. Radio messages stated that shortly after her departure the Awarua encountered strong head winds, with visibility poor at 4000 feet, and with some snow. Later she climbed to 10,600 feet, meeting intermittent rain.
Later advice was that the Awarua was encountering strong head winds.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 6
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167AWARUA ARRIVES AT SYDNEY Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 6
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