Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-11 | Page 7 | L. A. Aviatrix Will Try Pacific Flight

L A. A AVIATRIX Will VILL TRY ny PACIFIC FLIGHT LOS ANGELES Aug 11 Mrs V-Mrs Juanita D. D Burns 24 today telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed W W. W W. Connor Washington Washingto n state governor of the National Aeronautic Aeronautic Aero Aero- association that she would b bready be e ready in six weeks for tor an attempt a at ata ata t a solo flight light across the Pacific from Seattle to Tokio In flying westward she will m reverse the thc route of other aviators striving for the prize offered b by a n Japanese newspaper for the first Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Jump Mrs Burns who in De December 1930 attained an altitude of feet in her attempt to establish h a a. record for tor women said her airplane would be bean bean bean an metal all wing low Iov Northrup Alpha capable of a cruising speed of ot 80 miles an hour with a Wasp horsepower motor and carrying gallons aliens of gasoline Mrs Burns who learned t to fly in 1928 Is a navigator as well weIl as a pilot pHoto