Show HONOLULU FLIGHT t MORE THAN JUST i ORDINARY HOP I 1 acut corn com knefler mcginnis McGinn ls re gards the mass flight lit of six navy I 1 0 planes from san francisco to ilono aiono PI ai lulu as simply a routine performance I 1 these planes were designated for patrol duty at pearl harbor instead I 1 of being shipped to their destination I 1 ti they were flown by a crew I 1 of SO 30 men 0 ver over 2400 miles of open pacific to skilled fliers this may be just another night hop P lut but it i Is nevertheless of striking significance in the development of ton ions distance aviation both commercial and military the stretch between the united states and hawaii is the longest overwater over ever water hop in flying the rael pacific between hawaii and the philippines or other parts of asia a number dumber of LIs lands might serve as stopping points general dalbo balbo brought the italian air squadron to the united states last summer without making any nonstop flights equal in distance to the one just completed by abe american pa planes anes they have set a new distance record for mass flights almost any part of the world may be reached without flying over more than 2400 miles of open sea in a single stage aviators have spanned the distance between our western coast and honolulu a number of times put cut most of these flights have been experimental solos when six navy planes make the trip in formation without accident acci accident deni or undue difficulty the range radle of the airplane as an instrument of destruction in war time is graphically illustrated |