Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished ky by the 0 S navy recruiting station salt lake city to the united states belongs the lionor honor ot of making the first transatlantic lc light flight in the latter part ot of may three flying boats started from I 1 to ily to portugal stopping at the he azores azore en route the NC 4 piloted by lieutenant commander raal successfully completed the flight fl reaching lisbon on may loli 1119 the united states navy bureau of maintain a progressive gres sive policy and encourages encourage i experimentation peri through its enczur adment the development ot of the air cooled engine tor for aircraft wa was 13 undertaken the navy has been responsible tor for much ot of the progress in aerial navigation communication and means of 0 flying from and nat boada surface vesse i and has haa developed a small plane capable ot of being carried on submarines on may 9 1926 Comma commander richard E ard U S navy retired lew flew over the north pole in his monoplane josephine ford b bi ing the first to accomplish the feat eat lie he used tor for navigating nava gating a sun com fa pasa combination clock and sundial as neither the magnetic compass nor the gyro are reliable so tar far north this expedition cost about in june 1927 byrd flew the trl tri monoplane america irom arom new york to pa parla rl 9 the trip was made in 42 hours As it was raining in parts parla when he arrived ho he turned back and landed in the water off ot the coast of france as lie he feared lie he would woud kill people on the ground it he landed in paris in the rain during the world war the united states navy established patrols to search for or german submarines these patrols were located in england france and canada an aviation detachment served with the 1 I tallan forces on the austrian front and a bombardment group was waa established to overage overate against the german submarine bases in northern Del belgium gium tho the navy is usually thought of as our first line of defense also it devI develops american citizens about 2000 men enter the navy every year and the same number are re turned by the navy to civilian life lit these men returned to civilian ufa life have been physically developed by correct exercises and have been taught useful trades self control obe obeA tence ence loyalty and patriotism they have been thrown in intimate contact with men from rom all sect sections lens ot of the country and with foreigners eigners tor until they no longer think of 0 them selves as residents of this or that city but as citizens of the united stales ot of Ain Ajner erca ca furthermore loreign foreign countries visited have div en them the opportunity to compare american customs and institutions with those of 0 other countries and men return with a greater admiration and love for their own country and its ita institutions |