THE GREAT AIR RACE
STORY OF THE AMERICAN FLIGHT HOURLY MESSAGES BY WIRELESS By Telegraph—Preee AESooiaiion—Copyright (Hoc' May 30, 10.10 p.m.) • ■ New. York, May 17. (delayed), 'Tito'.New York "Times" correspondent 'at-Trcpassey Bay, Newfoundland, states that the two United Slates eeaplan.es which stiirleil in the liaus-Atlnhlic flight were each 'equipped with lour Liberty 12eylinder motors, developing- -JGOO horsepower. Kach 'piano.carried 1700 jjallone of petrol, nmWns ablo to develop 9ft miles an hour. The ■'planes carrici). sis: 'men each; and measured 128 feet-along. tlio greatest; length of tho..'plane?.-■. Although not tho largest machines jn, the world, they worn considered' to Iμ tlie most powerful. Tho weight of 'petrol on ■ each machine was 10,0001b., and they.also carried IMWIb. of lubricating oil. The 'planes were equipped with wireless instrument?, with a rhngo of 300 miles, onsibling them to keep in' constant.touch with tlio United States warships which .patrolled tho Atlantic from Trepassey to the Azores at intervals of fifty-miles. Tho United Press correspondent fays that twenly-ono American destroyers patrolled the route of the-flight. ■ -The deBtroyer Melville- wirelessed, that N.C. ■$'■ was fifty niiles.from Horta, in tho Azores, at 8.10 a.m., Washington lime, and landed at Ilorta at f1.30 a.m. ■During- the ■whole flight and at intervals of less' than air hour the pat'rolling destroyers received wireless messages from the paplanes. Tlioso messages wero transmitted to Washington, where- large assemblages of officials awaited them eagerly. Tho sea. planes wcro waking a speed of ninety-five miles ;ni hour during tho first eight Lours of tho journey. . . ... N.C. engine trouble-oil the first leg of the journey from- Kockaway, to Halifax, and required heavy-repairs at Trepassoy. before starting for the Azores. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .THESTART FROMIREPASSEY BAY RETURN FLIGHT ON THE CARDS. (Bee. May 31, 1.10 a.inr) - ' New York, Mav 1.7' (delayed). The New York "Times Trepassey Ba.r correspondent says that he learns on good authority that if tho seaplanes reach -England they may try a flight back in the event of the winds being favourable. The shores of Trepassey Bay were lined by thousands of natives, fishermen, and British and American sailors r when the three seaplanes rose in the air, and the-, harbour Vas gay with' fisliiiig smacks, [small boats, and British and American, naval, vessels. The planes, manoeuvred,' for. several minutes, and then headed out 6eaward amid the crowd's cheering 'tilV'they'became specks in the eky. It was originally intended that each plane should carry five men, but Commander Tower decided to lessen the load of petrol bv one hundred -gallons—and in. crease tfie. crew* to six men, who wore leather, suits and helmets, with telephone arrangements' attached. 'Concentrated foods were carried in the event of enierg-euoy.—Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn. ■ "■-_ ■ ■■ N.C.I-5 COEBECTBD-.-TIMBJ '..'" '(.l?ec'May 31," (U5 .a.m.) Washington; May'l7 (delayed). The Navy Department announces that the corrected time of N.C:4 from Trepassey Bay to Horta (Azores) is 15 hours IS minutes, over a distance of .twelve hundred miles. Commander' Bead" piloted N.C.4.-AUS.-N.Z. Cable.Assii..; ' .CHARTING THE AIR ROUTES. ' ;' (Uec. May 31, 0'.40. a.m.) ( ■ . ,■-.-■-■ New York, May if.(delayed). : Sir. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, has announced that the Americans had prepared for.the past two.'years for the trans-Atlantic flight. There, was no intention of competing against the British, • Tho Americans' object is-to.-;, chart a feasible' air route between . Europe and America.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable:Assn. BRITISH AIRsMpFADVENTURES LOST IN A FOG. \ ;(ltec. May 30, 10. 45 p.m.) London, May SO. Army airslup-H.'34 had a startling- exnerieuce din/ing' her trial trip. Slio lost her bearings in a fog, and was forced to remain in the air for twenty-one hours, Her' Crow , ' of -thirty-one persons-ircce ex« haiisted through want of food.—Aus.-NvZ, Cuble Asßii;' ■ .. ■ . ■ ■;' :
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 7
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596THE GREAT AIR RACE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 7
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