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Flying Sheep
Fifty-five in-lamb Romney ewes and one ram flew into Gisborne in a D.C.3 freighter on a direct flight from Dunedin last month. Weighing a total of 6OOOlb, the sheep were the biggest live-stock consignment air-freighted into Gisborne.
The sheep are the property of Mr L. S. M. White, a breeder who recently moved from Gore to his new property at Waingakia Station near Ruatoria.
On arrival, the sheep were off-loaded into a truck, to be transported up the coast.
At Darton Field, the sheep looked quite happy after their eight-hour flight penned in the fuselage of the D.C.3.
Leaving the plane the sheep received a helping hand from Messrs S. Matthews and F. Waugh, and their owner, Mr White.
Mr and Mrs White watch proceedings
Loading the truck on the tarmac