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Description

Certificate reads, "To commemorate the introduction of NAC's Boeing 737 services to Palmerston North

This is to certify that: Sean Monaghan
flew on the first passenger jet airliner to use Palmerston North Airport, an NAC Boeing 737 Twin-jet, on Sunday December 14, 1975.

THE AIRCRAFT:

Length:29.54 m

Wingspan:28.35 m

Height of tail from ground: 11.28 m

Cruising speed:837 kmh

Thrust at cruising speed:1950 kg per engine

Maximum all up weight:47,174 kg

Crew: 2 pilots, 3 hostesses

Passengers:106

Number owned by NAC: 9

Registrations: ZK-NAC, ZK-NAD, ZK-NAE, ZK-NAJ, ZK-NAK, ZK-NAL, ZK-NAM, ZK-NAP, ZK-NAQ.

DA Patterson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE & GENERAL MANAGER

NAC
WINGS
OF THE
NATION"

Identification

Object type
Image
Content type
Object
Archive
2025/47
Relation
Digital Master
Date
1975
Digitisation ID
2025Pa_2025-47_043687
Format
Paper
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

Taxonomy

Community Tags
airplane,
airplane. boeing 737,
milson airport,
nac,

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