NO CONFIRMATION
FLIGHT BY AOTEAROA TO U.S.A.
SURVEYS TO BE MADE.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. August 22
No official confirmation is given to the Press Association message from Sydney, which implies that the Empire flying-boat Aotearoa is likely to make a trial Hight from Auckland to the United States.
Th Aotearoa is one of three flyingboats which are being brought to New Zealand specifically for the Tasman service to introduce commercial flying over this route. Several survey flights will be made after the. Aotearoa’s arrival at Auckland, but no information is available regarding the question of a Pacific exploratory flight.
With more than 8000 miles of her journey from Southampton covered, the Aotearoa is now at Singapore, where a two-day stop is being made to enable an engine check to be undertaken.
The flying-boat which, arrived at Singapore a day ahead of schedule, is expected to leave for Sourabaya tomorrow.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1939, Page 4
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