Show HONOLULU FLIGHT MORE THAN JUST ORDINARY HOP com coin kneller knefler mcginnis regards the mass ill night bt of 0 six navy planes horn from san francisco to nono lulu aiulu as simply a routine performance these planes places were designated for patrol duty at pearl harbor instead of being shipped to their destination ti nation they were flown by a crew of 30 men over 2400 miles of open pacific to skilled fliers this may be just another night hop but it la Is nevertheless of striking significance in the development of long distance aviation both commercial and military the stretch between the united states and hawaii cawall la is the longest overwater over water hop bop in flying the pacific between hawaii and the philippines or other parts of asia a number of islands might serve as stopping points general calbo bibo brought the italian air squadron to the united states last summer without making any nonstop lights aighes equal in dist distance Allce to the one just comp completed feted by the american planes they have set it a new distance record tor for mass flights almost any part of the world may be reached without flying dying over more than 2400 miles of open sea in a single stage aviators have spanned the distance between our western coast and honolulu ill a number of times but most ot of these flights have been experimental solos when six navy planes make the trip in formation without accident or undue difficulty the range of 0 the airplane as an instrument of destruction in war time Is graphically illustrated |