AMERICAN CLIPPER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 December 1940, Page 6

AMERICAN CLIPPER

REACHES AUCKLAND AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. EIGHT PASSENGERS CARRIED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, December 27. After several delays caused by unfavourable weather, the American Clipper of Pan-American Airways reached Auckland from. Noumea late this afternoon, carrying eight passengers and about 11001 b. of mail. The machine will leave on the return journey tomorrow morning. Captain Nixon reported that extremely strong head winds were encountered on the first stage of the journey between the mailand of the United States and Honolulu. In anticipation of unfavourable conditions, however, the machine carried only two passengers and no freight. After an uneventful but slow trip it reached Honolulu in 22 hours. Passengers who arrived from Noumea included M. A. Rapadzi and M. C. Vautrin, general manager and mine manager respectively of the Societe le Nickel, of Noumea, who are on their way to Australia. Others were Mi’. G. Step, of Sydney, M. M. E. Rabot, Noumea, merchant; Mr. W. J. Mullahey, airport manager from Pan-Ameri-can Airways at Auckland, who had been to Noumea on business, and Mr. G. Atherton, chief operator of the! company’s radio station at New Cale-' donia. He is accompanied by Mrs.f Atherton.

When the clipper leaves in the morning she will have 18 passengers. 7221 b. of freight and a quantity of mail.