Mrs. Putnam had made painstaking rations for every possible contingency before taking off on her proposed globe-girdling "flight from Miami, Fla, on"June 1. Her plane was equipped with the latest aeronautical devices conceived by science and had been put through a series of strenuous fests for the fight Mrs. Putnam has a box kite for emergencies, and explained before taking off from Miami that she would fly it as a distress signal if forced down in mid-Pacific. She also carried a large stock of rockets.
Aviation experts said to-day that it Mrs, Putnam had been forced down between Howland Island and the Gilbert Islands, approximately 500 miles to the west, the drift of her plane would be approximately two knots per hour to the west.
It was also believed possible that she had swung to the south-east and hed or landed among the Phoenix group of islands.
Veteran south Pacific seamen said here to-day that the seas towa Howland Island usually were fairly smooth at this time of the year. They lieved it would be possible for Mrs, Putnam's plane to float for days if it had landed without cracking up.
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