Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-20 | Page 1 | Sun God Back at Hoem Field

SUN G n ACK At H HOME Mf f FiELD l Spokane Pl Plane Completes On pl te First R Round o nci Trip TripI Refueling Refueling Re Re- fueling Test SPOKANE Wash Wa h. h AUR Aug 20 AP The The airplane Spokane Sun God arrived over it its it home port at 1 43 t today day co completion completing ina the thi fir first t transcontinental trans franl- continental nonstop round trip rip flight Thousands of pero persons cheered d pilots pilot Nick Mamer and Art Walker as t they y flew ov over Fel FelU Felti field fild making a refueling g fID flight t to toW New NewYork NewYork NewYork York over a southern route by way of San Fr Francisco and returning over overa over overa a a a northern route The Th plans plane had covered approximately miles and arid J-d J had been in the air hours and 45 minutes when it arrived here h Wh W When ln n Mamer Mam and Walk Walker r would land was wae stil un uncertain Future Fu Fu- t ture t r. r plans were to Cob tobe be discussed with sponsors sponsor r. r of f th the flig flight t by meana mean o o messages meag exchanged over Felts field BELGRADE Mont Aug 20 0 C AP Ar P Arriving here at a a. a rn m. m to to- Continued O on I page f 6 5 S 'S I SUN GOD SPEEDS ACROSS MONTANA Continued from page 1 day front from Miles Mlles City City- the Spokane I Sun God transcontinental round roundtrIp roundtrip roundtrip trip plane circled the the- field and moved off oft toward the tho west with its refueling plane pIano following As the ship sailed away way the tite planes moved more closely together indicating tho the possibility possibility- that a a. a refueling at attempt attempt at- at tempt might be m made en en route Tho The refueling plane plane- with R. R M. M Wilson Al Coppula and Nell J 1 OConnell O'Connell on board carried carried- s seven v n- n ty-five ty g gallons of t gasoline a sufficient cent amount to take tak the Sun Go across the mountains to its Is destination des des- Spokane Spokane- without a a- astop stop at Missoula Nick Mamer Marer the Bun Gols pU pilot t had ordered the he refueling ship t to meet him here this morning morning- after he h had d b been been- n forced t to clico the Miles Mies City port last lut night beca because l of t inability y to to- recognize t ground contours contour through a a smoky hae hazeS haze The forty five gallons of t gasoline hl which h ho he took on there Uter along with Ith fo four to gallons of ot oil 01 and breakfast t. t for himself and his copilot Art rt Wal Walker r was not enough chough to take him past Missoula unless unless' he lie had bad a n considerable considerable consider consider- ible able reserve supply ort on board It Isa is isa Il a trip of less leS than two t o hours from here hele to Miss ula uia and r i the same distance tn to 7 J I Aide ide Leaves Leav- Leav i I Clothes Behind Behind- ST ST. PAUL A A. A 20 O UP CAP AP OConnell O'Connell for Nick refueling pl pilot t Mamer mel and Art Walker endurance fliers mets wants want his shirt he 1 H J also wants his suit sult and other Articles s of ot clothing OConnell O'Connell was bereft tt of ot clothes dollies when hi his ref wa left Sl St St. StPaul Paul yesterday yesterday- erd fo for Aber Aberdeen eel S S. S D. D D. D D.- D. t to accompany tho n the time Spokane nc S Sun n God He Mo d departed p rt d 11 In such a Hurry ho hp forgot Ills Ills' haberdashery haber and didn't l learn ot of it It nU dhe he was In ld the air Ir beaded for tor Ab Aber Aber- r- r de deen een n. n He Ic dropped dropp d a 50 bill with a pote pots note Imploring St. St Paul to rush lush his clothes to n a Spokane hotel But Dut he failed Caled to o specify where he had left hl hi his wearing apparel and enry to tor to- day clay searchers at the air nil field had been unable t to l lOcate cat it