Show Navy Observer Produces reduces Log PHILADELPHIA IA May 2 An An observer at the Philadelphia navy yard with a statistical turn of or mind produced the following after the smashing record flight of the 9 Almost doubled previous seaplane seaplane seaplane sea sea- plane endurance record of ot 14 hours 53 minutes 4 seconds Covered more than 2000 miles flying fly fly- ing back and forth over the Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware river in the vicinity of ot the thena na navy V yard ard Former official distance record for seaplanes was 19 miles Was in the air longer than the army plane T 2 T which was flown from New York to San Diego in 1923 by Lieutenants John A A. A MacCready MacCready Mac Mac- Cready and Oakley Kelly hours 50 minutes 38 seconds Distance Distance- covered in that flight about miles Used sufficient gasoline for an ordinary touring car carrying four persons to travel once around the world at the tha equator and then make a trip from Chicago to New York |