Mr. Howard Hughes E expected to Break Mr. Wiley Post's Record; Bound for Omsk Moscow, July 12.
R. Howard Hughes set his big Lockheed monoplane down on the air field here at 11.16 o'clock this morning, 7 hours and 52 minutes after hopping off from Paris on the second leg of his globe-girdling flight.
The distance covered from Paris was 1,675 miles.
One hour and seventeen minutes after landing the millionaire aviation enthusiast and his crew of four climbed into the plane and took off for Omsk, 1,437 miles distant.
The fliers stopped here only long enough to eat, rest briefly and have their machine checked by mechanics at the field. At 1.31 this afternoon they left on the third leg of the gruelling speed flight around the top of the world.
Paris, July 12.
Mr. Howard Hughes left for Mos-ow with his crew of four in his giant Lockheed twin motor monoplane on the second leg of his round the world dight at 1.24 am. today.
The millionaire American motion picture producer and aviator hopped off after an overnight stay at Lo Bourgeat air field where expert engineers and mechanics rushed repairs on the radio and overhauled the
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