Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 3 | Six Balloons Ready for Race Takeoff

SIX BALLOONS READY FOR RACE TAKEOFF Gas Bags to Hop Saturday Night at Birmingham BIRMINGHAM Ala July 27 UP Six Six skilled balloonists today prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for the start tomorrow of or the national balloon race Winners of the first three places will qualify to represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett international ional balloon race to be held in Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw War War- saw Poland September 20 The United States army's entry piloted pi pi- pi by Captain W W. J J. J Flood with Lieutenant R. R R R. Gillespie as aide will be the first to take of off at p. p pm m m. according to present plans planS' Other starting positions are 2 Goodyear entry with Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Commander Han Harl Lange as pilot and Verner Smith as aide 3 Buffalo Express Courier-Express piloted by jy George Hineman whose aide is 3 Milford Vanik 4 4 Army No 2 with Lieutenant Haynie laynie McCormick piloting and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant J J. P. P Kirkendall as aide 5 S. NaV Navy piloted by Lieutenant Charles Kendall aided by Lieutenant H. H T T. o OrdIle lIe 6 Chicago entry with Henry Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen at the valves and James Case as aide Therace The race is sponsored by the BirmIngham Birmingham Ingham Post