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NAC in the 1950s

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NAC in the 1950s

Passengers board an NAC plane at Paraparaumu in 1951. By the end of that year, the airline operated a network of air services from Kaitāia to Invercargill.

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Peter Aimer, Aviation – Government intervention, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6599/nac-in-the-1950s (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Peter Aimer, published 2 March 2009.