Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 8 | 2 Fliers May Take Part in World Race

ji 2 FliERS MAY 1 TAKE PART IN 0 WORlD ORLD RACE John Mears Means and f. f Henry Wiley 11 Post Planning Trip Around Globe LOS ANGELES April 22 A IP A Arace race around the world between two ambitious fliers filers in Identical monoplanes monoplanes monoplanes mono mono- planes became a possibility here to h today today to- to day with preparations by John Mears end and Wiley Post entering the final stages Post Oklahoma City CUr speed flier filer brought his fleet neet craft to a a. Burbank factory yesterday esterday for overhauling installation of oC larger gasoline tanks and a a. general checkup He said he would be accompanied on his attempt to encircle the earth in 10 da days s 's by Harold Gatt Gatty Los Angeles Angelea navigator Who vho accompanied Harold Bromley Brontley of Tacoma oma Wash Vash on an unsuccessful attempt to span the Pacific from Japan Mears has engaged Vance Breese test pilot to fly ny his ship around the world Mears of New York City once held eld the record for the fastest trip around the world but the Graf Zeppelin Zeppelin Zep Zep- encircling the earth in 21 days took away awny the honors he hopes to to regain Mears and Post each have a Lockheed Lock Lock- heed heed- Vega heed Vega with a horsepower supercharged ed motor Mears said his plane would be ready by Mn May 1 1 Post said he hoped to be at Harbor Grace Newfoundland his starting point by bythe bythe bythe the last of April Both planes have a aop atop top op speed of miles mUes per hour while their cruising speeds are miles per hour Each aspirant for globe-circling globe honors expects to follow the great I circle route across the Atlantic touch at Berlin Moscow and Tokio and take a northerly route rout across the Pacific Pa Pa- cine in order to reduce the overwater overwater overwater over- over water distance While both Post and Mears said they wished no race e each h admitted the intention of beating the other to the takeoff takeo l if possible Two Two Women Planning Atlantic Flights NEW EW YORK April 22 P f A IP-A A race between two women fliers filers e each h de determined de- de to be the first of her sex sexto sexto cx to make a solo hop the Atlantic Atlan Atlan- tic was in prospect today One o of them Ulem is an American Miss Ruth Nichols of ot Rye Re N. N Y who Vho has flown a plane slightly more than miles mUes an au hour the highest speed ever attained b by a woman The second second sec see ond is a Canadian Miss Edith EUzabeth Eilzabeth Elizabeth Eliz abeth McColl of Gait Galt Ont whose plans b became came known yesterday after nIter It t was learned definitely that MissI Miss Nichols I ls Is Intent on making the Miss McColl a little mUe blond stenographer ste- ste has been flying quite a abit abit abit bit In Canada although she Is not so well known as Miss Nichols Her first flight was made at the age of 11 1 and she has been at it consistently since that Ume time Her flight is sponsored by P. P A. A of Toronto who said she would use uce a large cabin monoplane for or the venture The ship is now beIng being beng be- be Ing ng overhauled No date has been set ct et for the flight but late lately she has been cramming on navigation and making long distance flights in northwest Ontario I am going to cross she said sald with determination I If there was an any doubt about it I would not be going Miss Nichols will make her ber flight light In n a plane three times as powerful as the one used med by Charles A. A Lindbergh Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh and 50 to 75 miles mUes an hour faster aster It is now being overhauled by Colonel Clarence D. D Chamberlin hImself a transatlantic flier filer who will accompany her to Harbor Grace N. N F. F t the starting point t. t