Show I Army Fokker Starts Pacific r g y 7 t 1 M t 1 m r 4 The army Fokker bokker plane on the start of or its trans Pacific trans Pacific hop passes pas es directly over the tha field Held hangars where other otiler aircraft of or the army are arc housed Copyright 1927 11 7 by NEA Service Inc 1 dc ga r rJ V 3 J w e i y J r I r n dr gr r it i it t s WL t tit d t r a J Here ere Is the port of or Honolulu I objective of the army plane and ot or other oilier flyers entered in the tha August prize flights across the Pacific I F P f j Y Y N f i y 1 r CC t r C SIL 4 p pt W t t Y Ir Ird d b. b v l P PF F f f w N t t 01 a r ui J Dual control wheels and Instrument board of the tho army Some idea ot of the complicated apparatus now used used In flying operations opera opera- Lions can bo be gained from the illustration w-w w x T m mI I g ar SEl Above Is 13 a general picture vl r-vl- I showing tho mho moro oro than tha n toot foot foot t runway ot or tho Oakland municipal x x sy Ka s- s airport on flay Day Farm larm l arm Island ISla d from 4 which the tho army piano plana took oft off on r i. i 1 i 4 X its Pacific 1 flight It Is the longest runway in the tho world Below is' is isa a picture of or the tho just rising 4 Q from the runway on the a crt of ot its s flight t. t P P. P js fi r r d Ir k kY LI Y s M W O Oa w m rf r iii f Kr a e 1 es y m 4 r k 2 1 t IJ 1 IP N t d d Nr l.- l. d fay iv f 4 vt J f iti f V l Jr l Jt Vf fA SL VA- VA r Of u t 1 0 t i A it ff A 3 p a f t 7 t jI p t t 1 t i t f oi n 4 v h MV 2 r K Jt a C r J ifs w r j Iz f J m i x l AWu a L 4 r Jt l r t. t F t 11 JJ t lf f r t f f i J. J aid i fi 7 Aar fj t U Ki a s t. t s r F yr 1 r w r x t W t. t y yo rI Ry w wj i i it l f l U 71 r f t r r ti r rw saS fJ 4 f f JJ il m 1 y I if- if j i rr 11 f t a i Oy j i h. h z J t V Jt i k o- o E i i f i E 1 Y tJ j 1 5 11 J 1 fg- fg i I T. T l r tt J. J 7 A dj tl f 1 r r rr t Jj n I Ii 7 i w i w h i t u- u ui i 1 l o j J jt l f I J 1 r r f Y t t-J t f. f 1 J r s l t 4 f J ixl H j I eP E f t r ft w 1 J d' d m-m m 1 W f. f 2 f U. f 0 g The Tho army's bound bound piano plane passes the InS 1915 Panama Pacific Panama exposition grounds rounds on San Fran Fran- fisco s waterfront with wills the famous palace alace of or fine arts in ht the tho background Copyright 1927 by NEA Service Service Service ice Inc 7 r s l tS r f r ry r tl rc r i i i i 1 This Is the plane ot or otI a x eb f r rf 3 f I Ernie Smith air mall mail pilot as It 7 came to earth on Bay Farm Island f after an accident in the tho air follow follow- following 1 Jog ing a start on the trans-Atlantic trans yr t ac k t 4 4 flight Smith mills won praise for the tha s' s skillful manner In which he ho k 1 brought the heavily loaded loadell ship to z y earth Below is Smith stumbling dejectedly away from the plane l f Ir I X r A 44 N M 1 y w s f 4 t 1 h Y Y r r Nlrb 1 4 1 E rP t r j This is Richard lUchard Grace darIng k r s stunt tuo t fl flyer y er of or Los Angeles now y ww- ww rR w. w wY ready to hop from Honolulu lo to San Francisco or Los Angeles rivaling the army ship winging its Hs way to to- toward toward ward Honolulu |