Noonan would be able to send up flares in the night to be visible at long range and possibly attracting rescue ships.
Although Mrs. Putnam's Lockheed-Electra plane was not equipped with pontoons, the manufacturers of the plane said to-day that with the petrol tanks empty and the sea calm, the craft was capable of floating for an indefinite period.
Seas were reported smooth near where Mrs, Putnam was believed to have been forced down and radio messages received from her plane indicated that the craft -—- afloat.
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