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    Mangere Aerodrome, named after a nearby suburb, was the original home of the Auckland Aero Club. It is now the site of Auckland Airport. Mangere Aerodrome's...
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    Māngere (Māori pronunciation: [ˈmaːŋɛɾɛ]) is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the...
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    Wigram Airfield now Wigram Airfield Circuit RNZAF Station Te Pirita Mangere Aerodrome New Zealand main cities Strategic supply chain situation in South...
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    Auckland Airport (category Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area)
    lines, buildings and fogs." Prior to rebuilding, this was known as Mangere Aerodrome. From 1948, the RNZAF Base Auckland at Whenuapai served as the civilian...
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    airport for Auckland, despite the benefits of the location of the Mangere Aerodrome, due to its ongoing use by the RNZAF meaning there were no additional...
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    was taken over by the Civil Aviation Corporation, which moved it to Mangere Aerodrome (later Auckland Airport) in 1957. Later, ownership of Auckland Radio...
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    auxiliary to the much larger bases at Mangere aerodrome (now Auckland International Airport) and Ardmore aerodrome. Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk point defence...
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    Wiroa Island (category Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area)
    became farmland, and in 1928 the adjacent land on the Māngere Peninsula was used as the Mangere Aerodrome, later being developed into an international airport...
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    to land at Mangere Aerodrome, she decided to aim for New Plymouth, a slightly shorter distance over the sea, and then fly north to Māngere. Before she...
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    Airport in Māngere, with additional offices in the terminal buildings at Great Barrier Aerodrome, Kaitaia Airport and North Shore Aerodrome. The airline's...
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