Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 9

Air Tahiti Operating

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[NCE Air Tahiti (French Oceania’s internal air com pany) ceased operations last ly—when their pilot, M. Pom er, crashed a small aircraft on 5 reef off Papeete harbour—en ivours have been made unsuc sfully to obtain a flying-boat Dt in France. rhey now have obtained the ser es of Mr. Alexander Frame, a w Zealander, born in Oamaru. . Frame joined the RAF before rid War 11, became Wing Com nder and earned a DFC, and ! had experience with Sunder d flying-boats. He has now fled in Papeete with his wife I three children.

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