FLIGHT ABANDONED.
AMERICANS IN ALASKA. DIFFICULTY IN REFUELLING. NEW YORK, July 9. A message from Solomon, Alaska, says the flight of the monoplane Fort Worth, in which Messrs. R. L. Robbins and H. S. Jones were attempting to fly to Japan, ended there at 3.50 a.m. to-day, when the unfavourable weather and the inability to make the final refuelling contact for the long last leg forced the fliers down. Bumpy conditions made it impossible for the machines to establish contact long enough to take on fuel. The airmen were convinced that' the weather prospects over the hazardous Bering Sea were bad. Two refuelling contacts were made between Fairbanks and Solomon. Ihe aeroplanes were slowed down by poor visibility and a low ceiling. Another contact was made at Nome before the Fort Worth headed into the cloudbank over the Bering Sea. Although the clouds were hanging low the weather seemed to be improving.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20922, 11 July 1931, Page 11
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