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On his return flight to the South Island after breaking the Dunedin to Auckland airspeed record, South Canterbury farmer Mr John McDonald paid a brief visit to Gisborne in his reconstructed wartime Mustang aircraft. The immaculate fighter cut five minutes off the 15year-old record with a time of one hour, 48 minutes. The Mustang is pictured on arrival at Darton Field.

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Mr McDonald is interviewed by Station 2XG news reporter, Bill Wilkie.

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Unlike Mustang fighters, trimarans are becoming a comparatively common sight in Gisborne these days. This month, two of these streamlined vessels were tied up in the harbour basin for a brief refuelling stay in port.