CLIPPER LANDS AT AUCKLAND
UNEVENTFUL TRIP FROM NOUMEA (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, September 26. After an uneventful trip from Noumea the Honolulu Clipper, of Pan American Airways, arrived at Auckland at 2.29 p.m. on the conclusion of her flight from San Francisco. The flight was carried out according to schedule and without incident, stated Captain Barrows, who was in command. The trip from Noumea was covered in 6 hours 59 minutes, which was stated to be well within the average scheduled time.
Seven of the nine passengers are bound for Australia and most of them will leave by the Tasman Empire Airways flying-boat on Saturday morning. The passengers were Mr Keith Officer, Australian Counsellor in Washington, Mr Victor J. Jurgens, American journalist, Mr W. Rothfield, of Melbourne, Mr C. McKay, of Melbourne, Mr Floyd Soto, of Los Angeles, Mr Ellis Wackett, of Melbourne, Mr F. J. Cordall, of San Francisco, and Messrs R. M. Wilson and P. W. Farley, two students at Yale University. The clipper is scheduled to leave on Saturday morning on her return flight to San Francisco and her passengers are likely to include several who are due to arrive on the Tasman flyingboat from Sydney tomorrow afternoon.
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Southland Times, Issue 24242, 27 September 1940, Page 6
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201CLIPPER LANDS AT AUCKLAND Southland Times, Issue 24242, 27 September 1940, Page 6
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