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Show I GLEN MARTIN MAKES I 'NEW COAST RECORD 3, Nowport Beach, Cal., May 11 Glen jsl 1 ilartln, tho Santa Ana aviator, made ?Au the longest cross-water flight In the SJ 'history of aviation on tho Pacific RS coast yostcrday when ho flow in his jWfc new hydro-aeioplauo from Balboa on U tno mainland across tho San Pedro (j-Jj f. channel to Catalina island and back ,; again, alighting on exactly the spot j5 ' from which ho started. As a result, 1J t iMartln claims tho world's record for ill' channel flights, having covered a dls- flj itanco of dxty-elght miles In making jiM tho round trip. jJB ' Martin made the trip to Catalina. SR1 landing on the beach at Avalon In 37 jjll minutes, almost a mllo a minute. Tak- pjfll Ing aboard a sack of mall, Martin left jm Avalon at 5:17 o'clock and after clr- tfW cling: over tho island three times, ho J 'headed for San Pedro. Ho landed at tfjaji 'Balboa at 6:0S o'clock. |