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Show U.S. NAVY BOMBERS FLY FOR miPPINES HONOLULU. T. H.. Sept. 20 (INS) Fourteen naval bombing planes, en route to Manila with large American flags stenciled on their wings, were expected to reach Midway island today. With no previous announcement, the huge war birds took off yesterday yes-terday on th 6792-mile transpacific transpa-cific hop, the first mass flight of its kind ever attempted. After the planes cleared Pearl harbor and were well on their way. the navy tersely announced "a flight" had departed for the Philippines. Military observers believed the naval plane were dispatched to strengthen American defense forces In the tense far east. The ahlps flew over the transpacific ikyiane established by Pan-American Airways. |