Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-30 | Page 1 | Yank Airmen Make Flight to Orkneys

I IV YANK ANK AIRMEN MAKE FLIGHT TO Americans Land Near I I Graveyard of Former Fonner German Fleet 1 I CONDITIONS CONDITIONS IDE IDEAL A L LI I Plans For Celebration in Washington Are Cancelled KIRKWALL Island Scotland July The Ri 3 W The Amer American ican lean round the tho world orld fliers flier on theIr way aay IlY homeward arrived cd hero from Irom Brough I at 10 o'clock this afternoon VIEW HULKS Weather conditions were Ideal for the flight There was nas as a 15 15 mil mile southwesterly south wind aind and a 11 of 20 mil miles attIca The land land- landIng landing ing place of Houton Bay Is so 80 close to the scene of ot the tho scuttling ot of the German fleet lIet that the hulks hullt of ae of the sunken are plaInly visible from it WASHINGTON July Jul 30 On request est of ot Lieutenant Loell Low ell II H HSmith HSmith Smith commanding the army world flight 01 dors ders were Issued by b the theair lie air Ren Ico today tolay cancelling plans for a a celebration In ho 1 when the they reach Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton Lieutenant Smith hid urged that no ceremonies lie he held until the flIght had been completed and It as Indicated that be made to ha have hate e his aishe met mt ii 11 other cities Enl ErM BROUGH England July 30 30 The fl-The The l The American army fliers continuing their world night flight hoP hoP- hoPped hop hopped ped pod ort oft at 10 24 o'clock this morn morn- mornIng mornIng morning ing for tor Kirkwall capital of ot th the Orkney Islands oft off the no thel coast of ot Scotland The Tho six men e all In the best lealIh and and confident that thaL the success which has brought them 18 miles on their plon- plon ing Ins flight will still not desert them dur dur- during log ing the last stage of ot their en- en en endeavor deavor W KIRKWALL 1 Orkney Islands Scotland July The pI 30 W The Amer Amer- American ican cruiser Richmond arrived III Houlon bay bilY this morning to the arrival from Brough England ot of the thc United States army fliers MaJ Howard Hoard C doy Da air of the American era era- embassy em embassy bassy basey In was aboard th the cruiser er