Eventful Delivery
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Flight To Noum[?]
FIRST aircraft for the nea formed TRANSPAC inti island airline, Noumea, was i livered late in July by Captt Peter E. Palmer, representatives an English delivery firm.
The de Haviland Rapide, n chased second-hand in Engls, came by way of France, Iv.
Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Per; Pakistan, India, Siam, Bim Malaya, Indonesia, Darwin, Island, and Port Moresby.
At Port Moresby, aviation autlL ities held up the aircraft iu extra fuel tankage was providedc the ocean hop to Noumea.
Captain Palmer said that he had a failure of one engine three a fuel blockage 25 miles from H dad, but landed safely.
Then he was gaoled for two o in Indonesia for arriving witlo having first completed the I formalities. .
TRANSPAC’s second Rapide r be delivered in about six month.