The Archive · 1928

A Disaster Feared

New York, June i.

Signals from the Southern Cross stopped abruptly at 10.05 local dime last night. The Inst words before the interruption were "Hit air-pocket."—Reuter.

San Francisco, June 1.

A wireless message ' from the Southern Cross was received at 11.23

Test night. She is communicating with the steamer Makiki, from which she is trying to get bearings. Reuter, June 1, on a 6,600 mile flight to Australia, So far they have flown 2,300 miles—2,100 miles from Oakland to Honolulu and 100 miles from Honolulu to Kauai—Reuter.

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