Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-04 | Page 8 | Post Planning New Stratosphere Hop

POST PLANNING NEW STRATOSPHERE HOP Flier Will Make Second Try at Altitude Record OI OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 4 UP UP- UP Wiley Post planned another stratosphere stratosphere stratos phere flight toda today to make sure he breaks the world airplane altitude record He believes he shattered that mark in the Winnie Mae yesterday Past flew here last night from Bartlesville where he made a flight of two hours and fifteen minutes yesterday in which observers believed believed be be- he went up at least feet The second flight will be made as soon as Post can correct faults in his stratosphere suit suit which almost cost his life yesterday Difficulty with oxygen valves and the altimeter altime ter on his ship prevented him from reckoning accurately how far up he went A. A M M. Alcorn department of commerce commerce com com- merce ins inspector sent the official barograph of pf the flight to Washington Washing Washing- ton for checking to determine if it jt showed a mark greater than the 47 feet record set b by Lieutenant Renato Donati in Italy last year car Post expected to return to Bartlesville Bartlesville Bartlesville Bartles Bartles- ville ville in a few v days das to prepare for forthe forthe forthe the second flight fliCht I