LOCKHEED'S FIRST FLIGHT TO RONGOTAI
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PALMERSTON N., This Day. In 35 minutes inelusive of time for takin'g off and landing, the Kuaka, one oi the two Loekheed monoplanes in readiness for the new Main Trunk serviee, made a suceessfnl trial flight from Milson to Rongotai yesterday, making an easy landing at the southeril airport. The return flight was maie in similar time, the machine landing. at about flve 0 'cloek. Mr. Moye W. Stephens, test pilot, sent to New Zealand by thO Lockheedi manufacturers, was at the controls. Others who made the trip were Messrs. Maurice Clarke, manager for Union -Airways; W. Hindle, repesentative in tihe Dominion fo the LoOkheed agents; Norman Adam, pilot for the New Zealand agehts; B. A. BlythB) -A. G. Gerf rand, G. R» White (Union Airways pilots); D. E. Hixon, a Loekheed engineef; L. Maiigham, fehief gfoiind engineer for tfnion Airways; and Mr». Patterson, Ms assistant. Mr. Btephens tbld a reporter last fevening that he was perfectiy satisfled with Rongotai as a landing ground for the Lockheeds. With the wind flaps, Out, they were able to come dowa' directly over the hills at the southern approaoh, with perfect safety, .
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 5
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