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The crew of the first Vickers Viscount jet-prop aircraft to be acquired by the National Airways Corporation (NAC) in 1958 are given a Māori welcome at Whenuapai Airport, Auckland. The jet engine revolutionised air travel, making it faster and cheaper. Jet-prop aircraft, which combined jet engines with propellers, were used for domestic routes because they were more economic.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Whites Aviation Collection
Reference: WA-45053P
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