Hours: Enthusiastic Welcome: Watch for Flyers During Night: Missing Sandwiches and Coffee Washington, June 24.
Mr. Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of War has authorized an Army Air} Corps attempt to stage a non-stop {flight from San Francisco to Haw: 'a distance of 2407 miles, The participants will be Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger, who ere now at San Diego. They' will vse a Fokker plane with three motors especially equipped for the trip.
They are expected to take oft early in June.
June 28.
Hurried attempts are being made to replace the windscreen of Ernest Smith's plane but, in view of the fact that the Army machine piloted by Lieutenant Maitland has got "Jconsiderable start, the backers of the civilian fight to Hawaii have announced that it has been postpone fed indefinitely. Ernest Smith is very disappointed—Reuter.
Honolulu, June 29.
Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger landed here this morning }from Oakland, Cal., in their Fokker!
Lieutenants Maitland and og: berger intend starting this morni on a non-stop fight from San Francisco to Hawaii, a distance of 2,407 miles.
They will hop off in a Fokker plane with three motors especially equipped for the trip—Reuter.
Attempt Commenced on Tuesday Oakland, June 28.
Lieut. Maitland piloting and Lieut, Hegenberger navigating a thr engine Fokker aeroplane, started on their Might to Hawaii at 7.09 this morivg.
Ships on the Pacific have _beon warned by wireless to keep a sharp watch for the plane and to report, te cause by wireless.
Later.
Radio messages received from several ships crossing the Pacific vhow that Lieutenant Maitland and Lieutenant Hegenberger, in_ their] Fokker aeroplane, had covered over half the distance in their 2,000 mile hop between the United States ay Hawaii at 10 o'clock this eves (Pacific standard time).
Civilian Attempt Fails, Wheeler Field in Oahu, Honolulu Jand the Army barracks 25 miles distant were alive with excitement} fearly this. morning, anticipation, lof their arrival.
Seventeen hundred soldiers were, detailed to control the clamorous and enthusiastic crowd, who kept watch for the flyers throtighout the night.
Flood-lights were placed at the top of the hangars to guide the men and illuminate the grout their safe landing, while searchlights, visible for 20 miles, continuously! swept the sky.
The time of the flight was 25 hr. and 43 min.
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