ENGINE LEAKING
CLIPPER TURNS BACK OVERHAUL IN PROGRESS (By Telegraph.—rress Association) AUCKLAND, Saturday The Honolulu Clipper of Pan American Airways took off at 7.49 this morning from the company’s base at Mechanics Bay on the return flight to America. Twenty minutes later, when in the vicinity of Whangarei Heads, she turned back for Auckland as a leak in number three engine was discovered. Mechanics are engaged in overhauling the engine, and it is hoped the Clipper will be ready to take off again at 7.30 tomorrow. When she left this morning the Clipper was carrying twelve passengers and about 3001 b. of New Zealand mail, 1451 b. of New Zealand freight, also a quantity of through mail and freight from Australia.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 10
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121ENGINE LEAKING Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 10
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