Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-07-16 | Page 2 | Airplanes Start on Long Journey

I J I I I I START ON LONG JOURNEY One of Four Bound for Alaska Compelled to toLand toLand Land Disabled Mineola N. N Y Jul July 1 13 Four Four army airplanes comprising the Alaskan flying flying thIns fly th ing Ins expedition left Mitchel field Long Lont Island at 1 1233 33 o'clock this afternoon on a n. mile mlle trip round-trip flight to Nome Alaska one of ot the tho longest and andI most dl difficult air trips ser ever attempted attempt d din In the tho western hemisphere Unfavorable weather conditions caused postponement of or the tho start until 2 o'clock this afternoon of or the tho flight ht to Nome Alaska army officers announced announced announced an an- at noon The machines are do Haviland IDs a a. development de of ol tho 4 IH u used ed overseas over over- seas peas and in the transcontinental flight Tho The most important chan change e in th their lr construction is the tho removal from between be ho- tween the pilots pilot's seats forward of ot tho the gasoline tank eliminating eliminatIng- the danger danser of or its crush crushing In the pilot In the front seat against the tho engine In even of ot a crash Each plane left lert with gallons of oC gasoline and 1 12 gallons allons of oC oil lh The Tho flyers were equipped with equipment to and cook wild game g-ame I if forced to toland toland toland land In wild territory Besides duplicate photographing of or all l sections of ot the route hitherto un- un traversed by airplane a a. record wilt will be kept of all landing fields an and emergency mers landing fields level fields 15 level terrain I flown over O