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336 pages :

illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits, facsimiles.
Contents include: Aerial awakenings -- Aero Club influence -- Airline underway -- New airport -- Wartime adventures -- Post-war developments -- Advance -- Deregulation and expansion -- New century.
Summary: Nelson Airport serves more than 750,000 passengers annually, is the hub for the country's largest regional airline and is the fourth busiest airport for scheduled flights in New Zealand. This book tells the story of Nelson aviation - its aircraft, personalities, innovations and events - and how it helped develop the whole sunny province.