Coral route

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The coral route was a 1950s flying boat route from New Zealand via Fiji , Samoa and a refueling stop in the Cook Islands to Tahiti . The corals of the South Seas could be seen from the low-flying flying boats , which gave the route operated by Tasman Empire Airways its name. The day-long flight by air was the only alternative to a ship trip of several weeks to the South Sea islands. The connection was established in 1951 and expanded to include Samoa in 1952; it was discontinued in September 1960 as the world's last scheduled airboat line.

literature

  • Len Gore: Flying Boat Memories: The recollections of an aviation engineer on experiences from the Solent, England, to the Pacific Islands “Coral Route” . Flying Boat Preservation Society, 1991 (English)

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