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Show PLANNED NONSTOP FLIGHT TO IRELAND WASHINGTON, June S. Official confirmation con-firmation that the navy department contemplated con-templated a non-etop trans-Atlantic flight by the dirigible C-5 from St, Johns. N. F., to the Irish coast, is contained in Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Commander E. W. Coil's report of the C-5's voyage from Montauk Point, L. I., to St. Johns, N F. The report shows that the C-5 made a remarkable flight lasting Cj hours and 50 minutes, during which the airship covered more than 10-? sea miles without difficulty, although adverse ad-verse weather conditions were encountered virtually throughout. The report indicates that the C-5 would have been a serious contender for the honors captured by the NC-4 later had she not been torn from her moorings ut St. Johns and blown to sea. |