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Show 'TO START MONDAY TO FLY ACROSS CONTINENT Airman Will Try to Make San Diego to Jackson-rille Jackson-rille in 24 Hour SAN DIEGO,- Cai, Feb. Several chang'" were announced today In tha plana of Lieutenant William B. Coney of the nlnety-firat aero squadron, who will start at o'clock Monday evenlna in an attempt to fly across the conll-nent-to Jacksonville, Fla., within twenty-four houra. Inatead of alighting at Fort Worth, aa had been arranged, he will attempt to fly direct from San DleJto to Dallas, Dal-las, landing at the army base at Ixve "-"field: Thia cr.ar.rc w made because it waa believed that Love field la better bet-ter equipped than Fort Worth for making any repairs that may have to be made on the DeHavlland machine which Lieutenant Coney will use. The other change in the first plans f was made necessary because of the ! very high tide which, according to re- iprt. will he running at Pablo Beach. Ma., at sundown Tuesday, when . Coney hopes to reach the Atlantic tf J ocean. A telegram received, at North J Island today said that because of this I tide only a twenty-foot strip of beach would be left for a landings So Lieu-:, i tenant Coney said he would try merely I to touch the beach with his machine I and then soar up again and head about I for Jacksonville, eighteen miles away. I He hopes to alight there between I and .:30 p. m. J The DeHavlland machine which he J intends to pilot has been reconstruet- I ed for the flight, three extra gasoline tanks having been Installed: a 80-gal- I Ion tank for lubricating nil has been built under the machine. The airplane ' will carry 294 gallons of gasoline. So confident Is Lieutenant Coney of the succesa of hla flight that he has forwarded his dresa uniform to Jacksonville Jack-sonville in anticipation of visiting his old home at Brunswick. Ga.. after he has turned over hi machine to the military authorities at Jacksonville. |