"I haven't time to talk," Mr. Hughes said as the plane was being made ready for the last lap of its flight. "We must get into the air and keep moving.'
The crew appeared cheerful as 2 crowd of several thousand witnessed the take-off from this Alaska field.
When they climbed into the air their elapsed time from New York was three days, and two hours and sixteen minutes compared to Mr. Wiley Post days, six hours and 35 minutes.
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