GLOBE CIRCLED.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18187, 25 September 1924, Page 9

GLOBE CIRCLED.

A SIX MONTHS' FLIGHT. U.S. AIRMEN RETURN TO STARTING POINT. (by ca mx—tress association—coptblghtj ie'wZgbajis.) (Received September 24th. 5.4.J p.m.' SAN FRANCISCO. September 23. The thrco army world fliers returned to Santa Monica, California, to-day, six months and six days after ihey leu on their world trip. [Four United States aeroplanes lot;Santa Monica on March 17th last. One era-shed in Alaskan snows exactly a month later, and Major F. Martin, tho original loader, dropped out oi the expedition. A second machine was abandoned in the sea between the Orkney,* and Iceland, but a new 'plane was rushed from America to replace this. so now three pilots and two machine* that flew West have come home out of tho East.]

WORLD AIRWAY.

ROUTE OF THE FUTURE. TILIGSAUS.) (Received September 24th, 7.10 p.m.) SAX DIEGO (Callformal Sept. 23. Tho round-the-world airway in future will he approximately the same route as that, of tho United States world fliers. Lieutenant. Smith, commander of the flight, declared that air travellers desiring to soo all the .scenic wonders of the world with combination land and water 'planes would best use the cours.o pioneered by his party.

Uo said the. cviaiors' next "jump" would be to Santa Monica, en route to Seattle, where their journey officially ends.

PARIS TO AUSTRALIA.

D'OJSY PLANS FLIGHT. j (nT CABLE—JiUEoS ASSOCIATION—COrTRJGHT* I (ACSIIULUX AND S.Z. CABLE ASSOCUTtOJT.) j LONDON", September 23. It is believed the airman Captain "" : d'Oisy, who flow from Paris to Tokyo, is preparing a flight to Australia. D'Oisy, who is a koou Eugby foot- ; bailer, desires to' study Australian form, i" view of the I'rcnch team's impending visit.