Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-20 | Page 1 | Post Passes Nome on World Flight

S POST PASSES NOME ON WORLD FLIGHT NOME Alaska July 20 Con V Con Conquering fog and rain ram Wiley Post Oklahoman Ok Ok- globe girdler flashed ed over Nome at a. a m m. Nome time p. p m. m E. E S. S T. T today and headed his fast plane the the Winnie Mae Mac tow toward rd Fairbanks miles inland P Post t took of off from k eastern Sib Siberia ria 30 20 hours and 16 minutes min mm- utes ahead of ot the record he and Harold lIar Har old Gatty set in 1931 Due in Fairbanks In about three hours Post then would have but miles mUes of ot his mile route left From Fairbanks he hc planned to fly 1450 miles to Edmonton and then have havea a 2200 mile jump to New York At Nome Post had increased his margin over over the Post Post-Gatty record by 13 minutes making his hio lead 30 hours 29 minutes Posts Post's elapsed time since he took off oU from New York was hour hours 20 minutes t C t