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Farewelling the Queen, 1986

Prime Minister David Lange, Mrs Lange, Governor-General Sir Paul Reeves, Lady Reeves, and royal aides wave to Queen Elizabeth on board her RNZAF Boeing 727 aircraft in Christchurch, 1986.

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Keywords

queen elizabeth
royalty
air force
royal new zealand air force
david lange
paul reeves
air transport
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