Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-11 | Page 1 | Frisco-Hawaii Flight Planned

I I fRI HAWAII CD-HAWAII 1 Nat Aeronautical Plans to Attempt Feat Navy Failed to Do DoSAN DoSAN DoSAl SAN SA-l FRANCISCO CISCO Dec 11 AP AI The The Chronicle cays financial arrangements ar ar- ar- ar were completed here last night for fOI a nonstop flight light from Crom toni San Francisco to Honolulu under the auspices of ct the National Aeronautical Aeronautical Aeronautical Aero Aero- nautical associations association's local or or- This will b be an effort to cal carry y out as a sporting un undertaking undertaking un- un of the navy In the fall lall of 1025 1125 when the late Lieutenant Commander John Hodgers set out with tw two pla planes es both of ot which fell Cell short of ot the mile 2080 hop Rodgers and the crew Clew of ot his plane drifted helpless for da days s 's before being picked up C. C K Vance veteran war time flier and also of ot the air airmail mall service ser ser- vice has been chosen chief pilot and the flight is to be made in a a specially constructed plane It is planned to make the dash from noon to noon flying at the late rate of miles an hour A land plane will wiil be used S