Show u IU I S. S SEAPLANE STAYS IN AIR I FOR 20 HOURS I I Naval Fliers Cover 1250 Miles l on Record Trip in in Half alf Gale II I I Washington April G. A A naval seaplane seaplane sea sea- plane attached to tho the Hampton Roads base has Just completed a hour 20 flight In which It covered a distance of ot 12 1250 O miles the na navy department was advised late today todar b by the commandant I at Norfolk This distance is about about 1 two-thirds two of or that which the NC seaplane sea sea- seaplane plane squadron must cover on the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- trans-Atlantic trans flight ht from New New- posed I cw This Is the longest flight lIght ever made I by a naval seaplane and as 35 the craft Is smaller than those w which Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander John iI H. Towers will wilt take overseas over over- overseas seas sea naval officers said its ils performance augurs well for tho the traIl Atlantic trans flight The seaplane which made the flight was of ot the F 5 type fitted with two Liberty motors of or horsepower each A half halt gale of from twenty to thirty miles mites an hour was as blowing throughout the theoya oya voyage e. e but In spite of or it the machine ma ma- chine was able to maintain an Average e esp speed sp ed of ot more than sixty miles an nour The rhe plane carried a crew of or four men Lieutenant Commander H H. H W. W Grow was In command and nd with him were Ensigns II H S S. S Souther D. D Thomas and R. R |