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Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-23 | Page 1 | Fliers Take off in Plane Berby

Type issue
Date 1929-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Rights No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title Fliers Take off in Plane Berby
Type article
Date 1929-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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OCR Text Off IN J I Rankin i T TV first la to St tit t t tR R Race et to Cl Cleveland v From S Portland nd t 1 BRIDAL BRIDA VEIL VEIL- Or Ore Al Aug e 23 UP UP-Ch UP UP-Chirles UP Charles rles F F. Bates Milwaukee Wis e entrant tr nt jn in in inthe the the- Portland Portland- Cleveland air derby derby- crashed his Waco biplane on a sand bar in the Columbia Columbi ri river cr opposite here th this afternoon He was Vas riot ot injured d b bu t his II plane was so 10 badly damaged i It I out of the race I PORTLAND t. IC Ore Ore- Aug 23 Associated Asso- Asso Press Press Dick Dick Rankin Portland Port Part Portland land pil piloting ting a taper wing W Waco co took off fr from m Sw Swan ri Island airport rt at 1130 a. a m m. today fo for Walla Walla WalIa Wash the first stop atop in the Portland to Cleveland air derby Thre minutes later T. T 1 A. A Wells Wichita Jan Kan in a specially c Tra plane lan made a perfect takeoff despite the t slippery field and a fine drizzle which h la failed falle l to dampen the spirits of ot the large crowd of ot spectators of W WiH lL Emery Jr Bradford Pa in another h and Charles W W. S e Chicago In Inn Ina a n. aLaIn LaIn speedster followed at three minute t intervals I v Slight dc dela v caused used by th the landing land aud- ing of another plane kept Snyder Continued on on page S 8 ro 1 fE TAKE OFF S t i RB i t f k d trin r m pi I I u St St. St. St J Ix drying I h p t co i ion on the e gr ground u u n 1142 ck His His' plane rocked S slightly 1111 to one erne side as ho Ito 1 J left ft tile the i jd l but j but straightened after ter it ascended as as- c abu a hundred dred feet t nant nt H. H Clark Portland ac c b by Lieutenant Robb Portland land In their their- Trl took to k to tot t th skies a at 11 1152 r o o'clock cI J k and arid w were re followed four minutes s later tater by MaJar Ida Ma Jar Ik U W. W Eck Eckerson r on Spring d e In a aW Waco c S e ex R B kin P 1 Portland d aviator In h ht many many- manyu many hued u d W Waco c with l lan an an anun un un- dS dl nr ca carriage lase was wa l the last to toS S leave leave- v the te fl field ld He l shot his plant plans ra rb I th the starting line at 11 1158 51 k 4 to start th the raco race after aCter v M awson on re ref referee fee ee announced J b be postponed because of the ar- ar weather t conditions conditions' followed qt a a. tr transport plane platie l i pilot I f m Spokane n n Ralph Eaph r e the ld- ld the the weather was as clear above T The Dalle Dalles Ore Or and nd that h he found a af p to 22 20 at Cascade LoC Locks s. s S SS t tI I S B TrES ST STARTS A rS LA LATE T. T I 1 Bates Bates- tes Milwaukee Milwaukee- Wis delayed because of water in the gi gasoline swept i off oft Swan Island 15 n tes late Ide being clocked at 12 1212 1 o Joc Jock He We was vas the last 1st of th the nine t fI th the field S Officials ff 1 U c d. d that tha Earl rl v ight Sari co a dl D. D C CV 9 V Oakland Cal Cit had nad been d dJ led for tor failure to t appear in although h tt It was as' as reported ear earlier tar tar- ar- ar lier Hir that b both th were were en fn r route ue to Portland t to participate i tS t UA lk VIa Fla Aug uj 53 3 AP AP- AP si l in c cash sh prizes and veri awards a were today pr the the sIgnal al which h 1 Ji end td them off In the Miami l Cleveland Cle air airis B Bt MIami ch- ch ch to b S Flie he lra ra e. e is to start at 10 a. a m. m I rd a idi ill terminate at the thea a pp tI ri 1 at CJ Cleveland vel nd Tu Tuesday ht t i tops will b be made on tile the I P th js fo S St 4 t V IJ D o AUB Aug 23 Unit Unit- Ir dy s Th THey United Vy dil Lou L IS' IS Angeles will wUl fly over l i rtE rt h here r during the S xi JJ onal onni air races nut net week weel ac ac- official word reaching 1 to to hd to oday a S A tt frt S 'S L- L LS I S
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