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Kōrero: Aviation

The luxury of flying boats

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The luxury of flying boats

This late 1930s photograph of the interior of a Short S30 flying boat shows the spacious interior. In the foreground is the first-class cabin, with doors through to two more passenger cabins.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-37066

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Peter Aimer, Aviation – International destinations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6588/the-luxury-of-flying-boats (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Aimer, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.