In a reminiseient mood It. Wade referred to several of their experiences while on the long stage across the Pacific, in which they covered nearly 800 miles, the largest they have done since leaving on March 17. On this big "Chicago-off jump" the aviator stated that with-ina span of two hours, they experienced every kind of weather possible with the exception tropical, and that would be asking too much—it rained, snowed, hailed, lected and the wind came up from a dead calm to a 60-mile gale fand gave them great trouble. It 8 just this kind of weather with intense fog that brought Major Martin down, They did not officially know what' exactly had gone hhis machine. AN they scraps of intelligence among the Japanese Islands, for they were ahead of him and he was h up, it will be recs ed, and when they reached Paramushiru in the Kuriles group, they had not the faintest notion whether Major Martin was still on the Journey or not, While in the north they had to come down nent Nazan, off the beaten path and, of course, found no preparations had been "made for them. This being the first time that 'a plane had ever been seen in those waters, the natives were Jgreatly surprised. Some of them Jcould talk English and told the aviators that their less. intelligent, friends had called them the "Big Ducks."
Of the new equipment with which the planes have been provided, much of it is being used for the first time in a flight of this kind, it has not been found wanting and the birdman express themselves favourably towards it, stating that in future this machinery will be applied to all 'Army planes. The ignition which was specially Inboratory-constructed had turned out to be a perfect success, while the pump to force petrol into the cylinders, also a new thing, has given them no trouble at' al The Departure from Shanghai The American aviators, Lieuts Smith, Nelson, Wade, " Arnold, riding and Ogden, left Shanghai jin the bright hours' of Saturday morning, the first propeller blade jing swung over at 648. Two minutes later two of the machines wore in the air and another minute afterwards Lieut. Nelson rose with a farewell salute to Shanghai.
After Lieut. Smith arrived here, the entire six mechanics gave the machines a thorough overhaul and the last bit of work was done, as they thought, including replacement of the burnt-out manifold on the New Orleans. But not satisfied with this arrangement, another last look was given them and they found that one of the cams had become worn badly, it was egg-shaped. In a few moments, however, Lieut. Harding had made it right.
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