SEAPLANE SERVICE
WELLINGTON TO NELSON
AUCKLAND, October 9
The Cutty Sark, the New Zealand Air Force flying boat, returned to the Hobsonville air base from Wellington yesterday afternoon. Boisterous weather in Wellington’ delayed the departure of the flying boat, which was to have made the trip on Tuesday. The Cutty Sark left Wellington at noon, and reached Auckland at 5.30 p.m. after stopping at-New Plymouth to refuel. The actual flying time was five hours, the stop at New Plymouth occupying half aii hour. Squadron-Leader Isitt, who inspected the landing facilities at Nelson on Sunday, in view the the proposal to inaugurate a commercial seaplane service between Wellington and Nelson, stated last evening that the harbour at Nelson afforded adequate protected water for the purpose. The Dominion Air Lines Compnnv which intends to operate the service will use flying boats of a similar type to the Cutty Sark.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1930, Page 5
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