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Show CONEY BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD 111 PHI TRIP Flies Hundreds of Miles in Darkness. Plans Return Journey Soon JACKSrtNVIIJ-K. Fla.. Feh 24 If official sanction can.be obtained. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Coney plans' to mako tho return re-turn trip from Jacksonville to San jluego. CaL, by daylight with one stop at a Texas point for refueling Lieutenant Coney's tlmo Is believed ; hero to constltuto a new world's record. rec-ord. With tho exception of two hours, tho flight from Dallas to Jacksonville was mado ln darkness. "Not until I was over Mobile. Ala., did I oeo a light." Coney said after his arrival At times, he added, he made a speed of 160 miles an hour, but that the average speed for the trip I was approximately 100 miles an hour-As hour-As news of his arrival spread I crowds flocked to tho landing field and scores of Brunswick relatives and friends overwhelmed tho officer. His mother, Mrs. E. F Coney, and three I brothers were here to welcome him. No difficulties were experienced on the trip from Pallas to Jacksonville. Lieutenant Coney said. Lieutenant Coney left San Diego fivnoaji iiikoi in it u ;n..-iuy. iu ,ko the continent In 24 hours, the only stop being scheduled at Dallas. Forced I to detour by rainstorms, he landed at Bronte, Tex., for gasoline, but defective defec-tive fuel obtained Thero caused trou-I trou-I bio and he was unnjjje to proceed to Dallas until yesterday morning. |