Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-03 | Page 6 | Utah Airman, Speed Champ, to Try Cross-Nation Dash

Ur OTAH AH AIRMAN SPEED CHAMP I TO j TRY DASH Lieutenant L 12 L LR R Maughan of Logan Chosen by b bArmy Army to Attempt Flight From New Newyork York to San Francisco I L Sunrise and Darkness WASHINGTON W May Ma BY 3 The B-The The Associated Pre Press John A and an anSan Oakle ere lit In the tho all air toda toda fl Ing tho th giant but slow mo In monoplane 2 T from Now New 1 or ork to San Diego Cal I In tn an effort to cron tho continent without stop arm air service serIce ser SerO Ice officials an- an announced an announced that another tram ran air light flight was as being Tho Tb plans contemplate a II reduction In the thC time allo aliened d MacReady and Kelly by approximately mate mAtel one half They also call I for the use of ot the sir air serIce's ser sen Ices Ice's speediest craft the one which CS- CS es established d the world s a record In es IL a recent night flight near Dayton Da ton Ohio byCO by covering CO In in o II Vl course a n distance of ot one kilometer at I speed o ot of miles an hour Lieutenant L R It Maughan who ho piloted the machine In the tile record flight has hao been fleeted s to make the newly ne Iy proposed transcontinental tal flight lIe He expects to 0 New York In the early morning hours and e In San dark tho same some day er a agIng about miles an hour but butI I making th file e stops at Intermediate points yet to tD bo be selected to Ish the fuel supply While the tho date dat for tor the tho flight fligh has not been finally determined army all air lr sen service serIce Ice officers belle bellee e It will Ill III be within the next month Lieutenant Is a native nathe ot of o Logan B T Utah i