Show AS FAil To COME ME UPON uro PlANE I With rN 9 1 9 1 Ceases I I 3 rELIEVED BELIEVED SAFE SAE rany y Air and Ocean Ett I E raft Aid Hunt tt HEADQUARTERS A San Sanco amsco co Sept BY 2 United I eI no now ret roz almost hours th the thO flag plane 91 of f the United States States-Ha- 11 Ian han flight lIght was sought over yer a no ale noIe le Ie ea of ot tropical waters today ef y available craft crat of or sea and andou ou tot at f Honolulu according to 10 p ports here t awn this morning a half half- halten en I L o-L seaplanes from Pearl bo joined a dozen submarines I core of ot small ocean craft cratt In inIn Intensive search of ot the waters 19 the air tender Aroos- Aroos k In and the Islands of the Hala Ha- Ha la group where the 1 and John S S. Rodgers anI and crew last were heard from at m. m yesterday 5 RAFT CRAFT DRIFTS motors dead for lack of oline Une Commander Rodgers had hadl but to let the too big air air- tt ft drift ritt He was north and andt t l t the Aroostook when last fd d rom less than miles and about miles mUes 0 Island of ot Maul e s however estimated to be ting westward at eight miles an which by bv now would place most directly north of ot th tho th lag lager iager r which was the 1950 San Francisco here said aside from rain ill all aUS the weather was favorable there re was wa-s no cause for anxiety ough It was realized hours might S one of the searching or ships discovered the theM theY 3 M 1 r Y FLIGHT he li I l may max not get away toro to- to ro n. n its scheduled attempt reach each e h the Hawaiians Rear Ad- Ad Adal al Moffett announced shortly l re noon Many of ot the station the other end of ot the course engaged In the search earch for th the s sing g 1 and may not be able Into position In time aide ulde the 1 l If it leaves to- to row row Moffett said he J destroyer William Jones c h towed towed the disabled 3 Ithe h bay this morning Is also of position of at this end and pos- pos cannot ot r reach her post In In time fa la Sept 2 2 t ais als for lor the safety of ot Com Com- d 11 John H. H Rodgers and his four na nay navy y fliers navigating 9 l were expressed by rm today at the na naval val aircraft where th the 9 9 planes It ond the possibility of a crash crashing In ing indue due to fo fog or darkness the thet ue of t Rodgers and his crew Jd e but a matter of ot hours officer said Y TO ro HANDLE he represent the last I 1 n n seaplane hull design and th of ot years of gathered flight-gathered data The proba f a crash landing even en I. I U IJ remote as the No cording or to her last radio was wasy tally y out of ot gas and was there- there 1 extremelY light and easy to e ale aie In many ways r o to 10 the old NC's two of h endured heavy pounding b by fo foj hours near the Azores durf dur- dur the first navy a trans Atlantic s f S I A SEARCHERS FAIL TO CO COME fE UPON DRIFTING PLANE Continued from page 1 flight back in 1919 They are big Dig weatherly boats with ith metal hulls If It the No 1 landed without mishap on the smooth face of the sea she should be able to withstand nd the heaviest sort of pounding for many hours without Imperiling personnel When daylight comes out there we weare weare weare are confident the searching vess vessels ls will soon locate the ship SA SAN FRANCISCO CISCO Cal Ca Sept 2 By the United Press There Press There were vere the 9 1 when five men aboard it was forced down They were Commander John Rodgers pilot flight unit commander who vio Is Ia 44 years old olet and has a record a-record of ot 1000 hours In the air His home was Vas Havre Hane De Ie Grace Wd Md His father is Admiral John A. A Rodgers Lieutenant Byron J. J Connell 31 navigation officer is from Irom Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg Pa S. S R. R Pope aviation pilot 31 is from Jackson Tenn Otis G G. radio operator 26 His home is Terre Haute Ind lad W W. M. M Bowlin machinist is from Richmond d In Ind md W WASHINGTON Sept 2 By the United Press Seaplanes Press Seaplanes from Hawaiian stations were to be sent out over the Pacific ocean in search of ot the missing 9 1 9 1 today ac according according according ac- ac cording to word received by the navy department SAN FRA FRANCISCO CIS O Sept 2 By Bythe Bythe Bythe the United Press the Press Tho 9 3 Hawaii Ha flight plane which was Vas t forced down miles after the start today was towed back into the bay today The destroyer William Jones first station ship along the route which picked up the plane by a lucky break after eight hours of ot search steamed through the Golden Gold Gold- en Gate pulling the craft behind it shortly before 7 30 a. a m. m I The U U. S. S S. S Gannett mother ship i of the flight planes was was ahead of the Jones 5 NAVAL HEADQUARTERS SAN FRANCISCO Sept 2 By the By-the the United Unit Unit- ed Press Undaunted Press U Undaunted ed by defeat in its first attempt at a stop non-stop flight to Hawaii the navy will press forward in another immediate ef er- er fort The seaplane I 1 40 O pounds heavier than the two 9 pl planes nes which met defeat carrying more gallons of ot gasoline and with a speed of at least twenty miles an hour greater will take off here to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow afternoon at 2 Lieutenant Commander James H. H Strong called caled the navys navy's Ironman iron ironman ironman man will be in charge of ot the I. Although the fate of ot their comrades of ot the 9 1 is still un unknown un- un known Strong and his his' four men are eager for tor their getaway We have no fears tears for ourselves but we are worried about Commander Commander Com Corn mander Rodgers and hi his hIs' men men Commander Strong said today You you think you will make It he was vas asked 5 I 1 know 5 h- h well we will wUl make it was the grim reply S The I 1 wa wafe Va unable to leave with the two 9 9 planes planes' Monday due to engine trouble which necessitated necessitated necessitated Installation of ot a new mot motor r. r In final tests yesterday it was pronounced In perfect ct condition for tor forthe forthe the adventure |