Show I B CASH ASH T TO World Nonstop Flight Must Start and End in Denver OPEN TO JAN 1 1931 Will Give for Planet Communication DENVER Cob Colo Jan 12 United Press Press-F. G. G Bonfils of Denver toight to- to ight announced a prize of In cash for a trip by an air air- plane around th the world and to anyone establishing ton ion with a planet The offers are open until January 1 1931 The recent flight ht ot of the Question Mark l shows that a nonstop flight around the world is possible said Mr Bonfils recent efforts to communicate by wireless with the Planet llanet Mars have caused aused renewed interest in efforts to establish communication corn com with planets The flight must start and end In J Denver enver and must lS as nearly as pos pos- f ble be along the line of the meridian north latitude on whIch Denver is located MILES The llong the meridian indicated is at miles The points out that tho practicability or of refuelling airplanes In flIght has been proven by the Question Mark Marli which remained re- re I aloft more than six days traveling with 36 refueling re- re fueling contacts with auxiliary ships The additIonal mileage to tomake tomake make the round th the world flight only than the Qu tion Mark 1 flew The flight can and will be accomplished accomplished ac- ac sooner or- or later or later said the announcement The rho route along t the e meridian would take th the over aver the following fol- fol lowing lewing cities Lincoln Neb De Des Des' Moines la Ia olis Springfield 0 Pitts- Pitts bur burg Trenton Long Island and acrOss the north Atlantic to to the Azores LINE OF FLIGHT In Europe Lisbon Madrid Na- Na pies pies- Sm Smyrna rna and Baku would be in the flight CrossIng Cross Cross- Ing ng the Caspian sea the aviators would see Turkestan and Angora on their route to In- In din dia The flight thence would be over Mongolia and China to ang and and to Japan Crossing the Pacific the fliers would pa pass s San Francisco and Salt Lake City Utah and land in Denver |