The take-off was the most perilous part of the flight to date for the huge planes. Several of them were forced to make two runs down the two-mile channel. before they were able to lift themselves from the water, The others meanwhile circled over-"the plane piloted by It. J The plane piloted by Hamilton, former Naval Academy: football " coach, suffered engine trouble at the start, and It. Hamilton flow a VP-12 squadron plane, 'The first of the bombers took off at 830 am, under overcast skies. Other "ying fortresses" followed it into the air in regular all 5 [The planes are the rst group' to be "routinely transferred" to Honolulu this year, There will be several more fights in the coming months, and at the end of the year Hawaii will be one of the world's strongest fair bases—United Press,
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