Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :"A slight misunderstanding, Mr Prime Minister, - I told the traffic controllers His Royal Highness was arriving on a VC 10 and they thought I said DC 10 and you know we don't handle DC 10s here at Wellington so they diverted him to Christchurch". Evening Post. [March] 1981.

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Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :"A slight misunderstanding, Mr Prime Minister, - I told the traffic controllers His Royal Highness was arriving on a VC 10 and they thought I said DC 10 and you know we don't handle DC 10s here at Wellington so they diverted him to Christchurch". Evening Post. [March] 1981.

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Shows Muldoon and the official party dressed in pin-stripe trousers and top hats waiting at Wellington Airport to greet a royal visitor. He is being told that the plane has been diverted to Christchurch. Refers to visit of Prince Charles to Wellington in March 1981. Exhibited in 'Lodge Laughs at Wellington: Celebrating the life and works of cartoonist Nevile Lodge' exhibition of cartoons By Nevile Lodge on Wellington topics over the period 1943-1988, curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archiv...

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1981

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Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) / Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23110492

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Wellington International Airport / Christchurch City / Wellington Airport

Related subjects

Muldoon, Robert David (Sir), 1921-1992 / Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948- / Visits of state / Airports / Aeroplanes / Hats / Air traffic control / Wellington International Airport / Christchurch City

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