PAN AMERICAN PLANE
SLIGHT DAMAGE AND DELAY AT CANTON ISLAND.
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) SAN FRANCISCO. August 14.
The Pan-American California Clipper whcih is now due at Auckland tomorrow, was slightly damaged while cruising in Canton Island harbour, delaying its departure for Noumea for 24 hours. The radio mast of a launch poked a small hole in the fabric of an aileron.
CALL AT SUVA.
REGARDED AS PRACTICAL PROPOSITION.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 14
“I have been to Suva to investigate alighting areas outside Suva in the Fiji Islands, and it is expected that Suva will be included as a port of call for Pan-American flying-boats in the run between Canton Island and Noumea when necessary facilities have been made available,” said Mr Harold Gatty, who returned by the Mariposa from Suva today.
Mr Gatty said that the distance from Canton to Noumea was about 2000 miles, and the hop from Canton to Suva was roughly 1200 miles, leaving 800 miles from Suva to Noumea. He had had conversations with Sir Harry Luke, Governor of Fiji, and the authorities at Suva, but these had not yet reached the final stage. Mr Gatty said that the alighting of the clippers at Suva was a practical proposition.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 August 1940, Page 4
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