On their way back to Seattle from whence they hope to make a new attempt to. sinrt a non-stop refuelling Aight to Tokyo, Messrs. Reg Robbins and H. S. Jones landed here Jat 11.24 o'clock to-night in their Lockheed-Vega monoplane, the Forth Worth, They flew from Nome to Fairbanks without incident and. tomorrow they will resume their flight to Seattle, Tuly 12, Continuing their flight to Seattle {from whence they will again attempt a non-stop refuelling flight from Jcontinental United States to Japan in the Lockheed-Vega_ monoplane, Fort Worth, Messrs. Reg Robbins Jand Hi. 8, Jones, hopped off from
metropolis at 918 o'clock 1o-ni Fairbanks' "for the Washington Pacine standard time.
Messrs. Robbins and Jones will fly back to Seattle by way of White Horse. Their Ford trimotored refuelling play charge of Pilot (Greener, is remaining here.
Originally Pilots Jones and Robins had planned to remain here for several days. Hence their departure for Seattle was in the nature }of a surprise. Yesterday the Fort Worth. flew to Fairbanks from Nome. Over Fairbanks a successful refuelling. operation was conducted, but over Nome the planes failed to establish contact and the Fort Worth temporarily abandoned the fight to Tokyo—United Press.
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Paris July 12: the refuelling of the Fort' Worth took place without a hitch. The single' motor of the trans-ocean plane sounded as though it United Pre the father of HIS; Jones who is attempting a no! stop. refueling, ight from Seat to Tokyo. with Reg Robbins, to-night expressed confidence that the Lockheed-Vega monoplane Fort Worth will: be successful in reaching Tokyo and: in making the first fight tween Japan and America, Me. Jones said that on the Might across the Pacific Mr, Robbins wil AcE'ns pilot and that his ons chet duty will be to navigate the Fort Worth.—Dnited Pr
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