U.S. AIR CRUISERS
ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT. NEW YORK, March 17. Four American air cruisers started from Santa Monica to-day on a 30,000 miles round-the-world journey, under the command of Major Frederick Martin, with Pilots Smith, Wade, and Nelson, with alternate pilots. It is proposed to make stops at Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, and Prince Rupert Land. The route will thence be via Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Japan, and Asia. Major Martin aims at completing the trip ahead of three English fliers scheduled to leave Lisbon on the same mission a few weeks later.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18967, 19 March 1924, Page 5
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