Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-30 | Page 2 | Atlantic Flight Fixed for May

ATLANTIC FLIGHT raji II Wind and Route Charts Now Being Made; First Clear Day Will See Start. NEW YORK, March 29. The start of the United States navy 's attempt to cross tho Atlantic ocean on a hoavier-than-air machine will take place on the first clear day in May, -or as soon thereafter there-after as the fos belt which now envelopes en-velopes tho Newfoundland coast shows s'lK'ns of clearing, according to a statement state-ment issued tonight by the Manufacturers' Manufac-turers' Aircraft association, which claims to havo definite information from Washington. Tho United Ktates weather burenu is gathering nil available, information from tlio'north Atlantic region, and from this data (-harts are being made for the on tho surfaco of tho sea submitted by imval and oilier vessels and records obtained ob-tained by test, balloons provide tin1 basis for forecasts as to Heather conditions probable early in May. The navy is guidanco of the aviators. Observations placing little reliance in favoring winds because, at the altitude of 2000 feet, which is expected to be the average on the trip across, available data shows that only eight days during May, and then only for a quarter of tho time, is thore a strong wind bearing to tho east. Each of tho two or moro N. C. type of boats with which the flight will be attempted will carry a crew of five men. consisting of pilots, mechanics, a wireless operator and possibly an aer-ographer.