PILOT TURNS BACK
DEFECT IN AIR LINER MECHANIC LEAVEB FOR SOUTH (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday Trouble with one of its four motors caused the Union Airways liner Karoro to return to Wigram Aerodrome shortly after she had left for the north this morning. The motor was not functioning correctly and tlie pilot turned back to enable adjustments to be made, but it was found that fairly extensive damage had been suffered and the machine did not leave again. One of the company’s, mechanics at Palmerston North was sent for and he flew to Blenheim in an Aero Club moth and boarded the south-bound liner, which was held back there until he arrived and he is due to arrive about 1 o’clock. The south-bound machine is now expected at 2.30 p.m. When it arrives it will pick up the nine passengers who were to travel by the Karoro and return north. It is not expected that the trip to Dunedin will be made to-day.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20500, 17 May 1938, Page 11
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164PILOT TURNS BACK Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20500, 17 May 1938, Page 11
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