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Show SEAPLANES FLY ' , Squadron Leaves Son Diego Naval Station tor Canal Zone Trip SAN DIEGO, '."I" Dec.. 31 Head-led Head-led by the F-5-1. squadrbii leader, fourteen four-teen seaplanes he Noith Island navy air station here at s-jn o'clock (this morning on the first lap of the posed fllirht from Ssn fUego lo Pa no ma bay. The seaplanes, comprising tht Pa-fli Pa-fli ..ir force, started on their S,000- tnlle flight lo Balboa, canal 'one. The route lies lon the Mexican and Central Cen-tral American west coasts with "hops" of 1 lie seaplane squadron scheduled from bay to hay or port to port. r.-iklnfc off without untoward Incl-ident, Incl-ident, all acrotdlnir to schedule, the fleet taxied ftom the Korih (aland naval air station to the open sea be-! be-! fore rising from the water TWO T PES Ol PI. v KS, Twelve of the fleet are F-5-L s. .1 - planes, equipped with two i rb.erty motors mo-tors of 400 horsepower each These, In txxo divisions, took off in the lead, lifting from the harbor entrance m I g : 20 O'clock and forward among them 1 was C.aPtaln Henry Mustin, commander command-er of the Pacific air force and flight om ms nder- In the wuk Of th P-.'-L division th two great NC seaplanes, of the type which fb-xx across the Atlantic,' took off ten minutes later. These iarc equipped with three Liberty mot-lor5 mot-lor5 of 4ttu horsepower each and are I expected to overtake 'he F.-6-L on the first Hp of the flight which was to find the aircraft fleet riding the wut-'ers wut-'ers of San Bart ho! me bo. Power Cal-J lifornia, this afternoon, MOfifl I'll I K M l I RIP Commander John H. Towers, who x. ..1 f.mie In the trans-Atlantic fllghi of N(.' planes ih , o ni tild 1 ide r of the Xf , division, but Is aboard the auxiliary aircraft tedder Mugrod, which, xi'ii the iipcraft tender Ardostock, sailed In nix: mi- to the vicinity of Cedros Island Is-land lo await the passing of the! pi im 1 I In .1 comparison of the trnns-Atlan-1 in and BalbOS flight. Commander! T.owers said the present trip was more difficult. r By the plan of daylight flights ' CliSt Us on the fleet's "lnps" will be iaxullalple. At San Bailolme bay the Cuyamo, Fuel steamer, is awaiting to replenish the fuel tanks and provide warm dinner for the crews. The air- ci. lit win remain there until tbmor-row tbmor-row and 'ben "hop" to Magdalene bay. 00 |