FLIGHT ACROSS PACIFIC

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 July 1930, Page 7

FLIGHT ACROSS PACIFIC

AMERICAN AVIATORS’ VENTURES United Pres* Association —By Electric Telegnipn Copyright.) NEW YORK, July 26. A Seattle message states that Lieu't'eman'ts 'Bromley and Gat'ty, with t'heir ’plane, .sailed to-clay by the steamer President Lincoln for 'Tokio. “I expect to be back on American soil within tluree weeks, ’ ’ Lieutenant Bromley stolid. “I am very confident, of making my projected mon-s't'o'p flight from Tokio. The ’plane has plenty of fuel, land we have the ad'ditiomn'l advantage of the west to cast wind. Arrangements have 'been made for cooperation with ships plying the northern route and shore radio* stations for keeping in touch after ,we leave Japan. ’ ’ ’ ■A Taeomia message says testis showed, that, the western flight would probably be impossible against unfavourable winds. The two-hop flight, plan was abandoned: owing to the unfavourable landing fields, in Alaska. Robert. Walk is planning a 1 non-stop refuelling flight to Tokio. He intends to take off on 'Sunday and refuel in the air over June'au and Nome.