ENDURANCE FLIGHT
NEW AMERICAN RECORD. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) NEW YORK, April 14. Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlain, civilian aviators, hopped off at Mineola, New York, on Tuesday morning for an endurance flight. They were above Long Island this morning, and landed at 12.32 this afternoon, having established a record for a continuous flight of two days, three hours, and twelve minutes.
The previous best flight was fortyfive hours, eleven minutes, fifty-nine seconds, held by Landry and Droughin, of France. A crowd of many thousands cheered wildly, while the police fought and held them back, when the airmen landed.
Mr Bellanoa, the builder of the plane, which carried Wright engines, dashed on to the field in an automobile at a wild speed, as he was anxious to be the first to greet them.
Thp monoplane used, weighs 1,850 pounds. They started the flight with 235 gallons of gasolene. Both men seemed in excellent physical condition at the conclusion of the flight.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1927, Page 7
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