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SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1924

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After many wecks' adventure, during which the original leader was forced to drop out, after narrowly escu ping death in the frozen wilds, the squadron of American Army aeroplanes arrives here to-marrow in the course of its round-the-world-flight to demonstrate that international air communications are possible and to prove the ability of modern machines to fly in differing weather conditions. Another object is to give America the honour of being the first nation to fly round the world, but this is being contested by the British aviator Squadron Leader MacLaren who is attempting a similar world flight. While the American squadron comprises machines of a special "world cruiser" type, designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aeropline Company of Santa Monica, California, the British effort depends on one machine, a Vickers amphibian, which is being run by Vickers-Napier Compa ny and the Shell Oil. The American machine is officially known as the DW-C type, powered with standard Liberty engines, and has shown a'speed in tests of 106.4 miles an hour. The petrol capacity is 461 gallons each, but only, 3 50 gallons will be carried to minimize weight.

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT.

WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE.

ABOUT 7,000 MILES.

March 17-Started from Santa Monica, California. March 24-Arrived at Seattle (1.700 miles). April 26-Leader delayed at Chignik (1,900 miles). May

1-Leader, who left alone to overtake others,

declared missing.

May

4-Others arrived at Aleutian Isles (750 miles). May 17-Arrived at Paramushire Island (936 miles).. May 21-Arrived at Tokyo (1,500 miles),

tunately and innrvellously enough was not attended by more serious

consequences,

winds and

WHAT THEY HAVE STILL TO DO.

*14,500 MILES.

heavy

THE MEN...

All of the officers participating in the fight have seen active ser- vice and distinguished themselves in the War.

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Lieut. Smith, who since Major i Martin's mishap has taken charge, took part in the Trans-Continental" Flight of 1919, being deprived of premier honours through a delay whith was not his fault. He had led all the way from San Francisco. to Chicago. Ho is said to have saved the U.S. Government mil- lions of dollars whilst in the fire patrol ind he won international fame, when with Lieut. Richter, he carried out a nonstop flight of 36 hours, during which his plane r was re-fuelled in the air on several occasions. He has approximately 1,700 hours of flying to his credit in which time he traversed over 100,000 miles.

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Blas World Cruiser Zeka,

OBJECTS OF THE FLIGHT.

THE MACHINES.

Lieut. Wade served as instruc- tor in both the 'Canadian arid American services after which time he acted us test pilot, instructor and then Commandiig Officer of the 120th Aero Squadron. Returning to US.A. he continued along the same lines, but later

employed for

All of them are When the fliers were about to scientific photography, in the depert the American War Depart- machines, specially made for long. mountains of New England. He mentisated the following an-distance flights. The engines have is considered one of the best pilotsnouncement in connection with the been changed twice, once before in the American Service.

objects of the flight-(1) to gain

was

Douglas

Lieut. Nelson, though foreign for the Air Service added experi-the undertaking of the trans born took up aeronautical engi-ence in long-distance flights, parti- Pacific leg and once after. There neering as a profession before the fcularly as regards the problem of will in all probability be four war and was employed by the supplies; (2) to complete an aero-other changes. The pontoons used Curtiss people as motor expert: plane flight round the world in

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STORY OF THE FLIGHT.

He has probably to his credit a the shortest possible time; (3) to for the flight have also been re- greater and more varied experi- establish the feasibility of an air-moved temporarily but they ence and more records than any way round the world and incident-will be refitted at designated The feature of the American's

man in the Corps-Gul to Pacifically to secure for the United points where large sea areas have Bight so far hes been the miru- culous escape from death of their

Continuing without their leader Flight in 1919. Alaskan Flying States, the birthplace of heavier-

These pontoons original leader. Major Martin, who the other fliers embarked on what Expedition, New York to Nome, than-air aeronautics, the honour to be covered.

their worst 1920, San Antonio to Porto Rico of being the first country to have a reserve displacement of 85 crashed on a mountain in Alaska was reckoned as and tramped for a week across the stretch-that from the Aleutian Flight, 1923, holding in the last encircle the world by the air route; per cent. based on the maximum

Paramushire Isles to

Island, two ice,

the position of engineer and (4) to obtain information as weight of the plane. eventually arriving at ፡፡

In 1922, Lieut. Nelson to conditions of operating aircraft trupper's cabin. In a charne- Yetorup Island and Minitogaura officer.

Each plane weighs about 4,000 won the "Detroit News Aerial in various climates over land and pounds net. With their loads, con- teristicadly - American message and thence in to Tokyo.

Strong Martin attributed his existence to

Mail Trophy in a Martin Bomber,sea throughout the world.

sisting chiefly of fuel, and oil concentrated food and nerve."

giving them a flight possibility of impenetrable snowstorms shortly averaging 110 miles per hour and

more than 2,000 miles, they will The fliers remained together after their "hop off" from the has to his credit 1,600 flying hours. Lieuts. Arnold and Schultze, after Santa Monica and Seattle as Aleutian Isles forced a wait off

The engine is the improved far as Chignik where their leader the shores of Behring Isle but reserves, have to their flying AN IMMENSE UNDERTAKING. weigh about twice that amount. Liberty, which will carry the plane remnined bohind owing--toan-they-male-Paramushire-in-just credit 1,500 und 1.400 hours, res-

Because of the rust uninhabited at a speed of more than 100 miles accumulation of 400 lbs. of ice on over twelve hours. By their 900pectively and during the war were

or sparsely inhabited area to be an hour. The improvements that his machine which had interfered mile flight from Attu they earned instructors at the training bases.

All the officers mentioned were covered by the flight, the prepara-have been made over the original with the mechanism. It was when the distinction of piloting the first this had been put right and he had aeroplanes across the Pacific. given a thorough training course ition of suitable landing fields along Liberty engine include an arrange- left to join the others that he was When they arrived their faces at Langley Field. Va., in prepara- the entire route was in itself an ment of intake passages to pre- forced to make the isolated and were lacerated by arctic winds and tion for the venture and studied immense undertaking, officers of vent back-firing and to diminish navigation and meteorology the United States Air Service have the danger of fire; gasoline pumps precarious landing which for snowstorms.

applicable to the routes to be declared.

for the carburetters fitted to reduce covered while supplementary A tremendous amount of detail danger from gasoline under pres experience was gained in actual in connection with the flight, such sure, and stronger timing gears to fight in the Douglas airplanes the problem of supply, trans-operate the two ignition systems. equipped with pontoons and the portation, finance, maps and equip The fusilage construction is of latest Air Service navigation ment had to be made, authority to steel tubing welded and riveted instruments.

pass through the 22 countries had in place. This gives additional to be obtained, and gasoline and strength over the usual stick and spare parts shipped to each stop-wire construction, in addition LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. "ping place with every precaution to freedom from warping and loss

taken to provide the safest route of alignment. There have been isolated speeta-and to choose the best seasons of cular fights over, land and "sea, the year in which to fly the most but the British and American difficult portions of the route. flights are the first attempts to The decision to fly from east to during the various seasons of the The gallant airmen have yet Major. Martin, the late. com-

maintain prolonged flights underwest was made after a study of year in all of the countries over preventing meteorological which the flight will pass in cover- many difficulties to face. If they munder of the flight, was entrust widely varying conditions and to the escape typhoons in their flighted with three mesanges to deliver establish courses which subse-conditions which are encountered ing its 25,000 miles. over China they have yet India to the 22 nations to be crossed quently can be followed in air during the world cruise. No doubt travel. Routes have been care- Lieut. Smith, the new commander, fully mapped in accordance with will convey the sentiments of the the best available information and messages if he has not the arrangements made for co-operat

ing on the land and especially on the seu with the air cruisers. The The messages of world peaceflight will serve to test practically were formally presented to Major the theoretical schedule. The Martin by Mrs. Charles H. Toll, flying equipment which is the very representing the Los Angeles diu latest that technique can devise trict of the California Federation will be subjected to the tests of of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. different climatic conditions. Chester C. Ashley, president of The first airmen to succeed will

Hongkong to Calcutta

Bagdad

(3,400 miles) (3,300

Budapest

(1,800

London (via Vienna and Paris)

·(1,000

Greenland

(2.000

Newfoundland

(1,500

Washington

(1,400

PERILS AHEAD.

MESSAGES OF PEACE.

to negotiate at the beginning of the rainy reason. At Calcutta, the "land gear will once more replace the pontoons for the flight over India and Persia to the Near East, originals. and thence over Rumania, Serbia, Austria, Germany and France,

the Young Women's Christian have established for their country Association of the same city. the distinction of being the first

After a long stop at London the pontoons will again be donned at Hull for the difficult Atlantic passage. Here, unlike the method employed by the navy planes in the first transatlantic flight, the army fliers will continue the skirt ing methods by which they cross- ed the Pacific, hopping from the Two of these ask the women of to discover and traverse airways, Orkney Islands to the Faroe the world to co-operate in the which can be accepted as estab- Islands, and thence to Iceland, interest of International peace. lished routes for the airman of the Greenland and Labrador. The The third is from headquarters of World Even if they do not suC- Last lap of the flight will be down the Narcotic Education Associa ceed in circling the earth Bocord- the Canadian coast to Washington, tion at Los Angeles and seeks to ing to their present plans they will and, perhaps, back to Los Angeles, combat the spread of harcotic have gained valuable experience completing the world journey.i druga throughout the world. N for long distance flying.

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