The Archive · 1931

After reaching the Belgian Congo

Sir Alan will prepare to make the return trip, He will explore and chart new air routes.

Sir Alan Cobham is one of the world's aeronautical pioneers, He has charted many an air lane, he has ing's Cup, he has ails to South Afrien and to A and to other remote points—United Press.

Navy Wins Balloon Contest Akron, Ohio, July 20, All of the six balloons which jared away from Akron in the annual race for the Litehfeld Trophy were down safely to-day. The Balloon of the United States Navy. piloted by Lieutenants Settle ani rect Bushnell, is the winner.

The big navy, bag landed at Marilla, New York, 215 miles from Alan, After battling severe storms, Since leaving Moscow Messrs. Kurimura and) Kumakawa have] stopped at Kovno and Koenigsberg: After leaving Berlin they expect to visit Paris, London and Rome.

Officials of the German Government and attaches of the Japanese Embasgy in Berlin greeted the good will fliers when they arrived here to-day—United Press,

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