Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-13 | Page 15 | Tokio-Seattle Flight Planned

SA IO-SA SEATTLE Wash Dec Dee 13 AP The The c. c Paci Pacific i Aeron n R Research sen ch foundation recently organized will sp sponsor a across ncr ss the th I Pacific from Tokio to i Seattle next t l May Dr Alexander Alexander- Grinstein head of tho organization anno announced here today The Tho foundation has haR signed Pilot t Bob Wark to attempt the thc mile hop In competition for the prize prize- raised several years a ago o. o A specially built bunt cabin t typo p of f monoplane monoplane mono mono mono- plane plane- has b been en ordered 1 members of ot the organization Mid said for i for delivery dell ery cry about February 1 Wark and a nn l ator Lt to selected will Mill put pta the plane through uSh extended tests under condl conditions ns as s neary y identical with th the thel proposed trans Pacific hop as 1 possible os At Alter After x th tests have havo been completed the plane lanc will be 0 t taken ken down daWn n and ll shipped t to Japan Jar the attempt The plane will have ha an estimated cruising b r radius ot of 5 miles