The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-02
FIND NEW FIELDS
FOR AIR CONQUEST
Flight Across Pacific ana Over North
Pole Seen ~ FeastA OF Near
FutarAa,

Atlantic City. June ss.-F1ikhts by
air to the North pole, across the Pa
c.he. and to virtually every part OF the
world. were discussed as probabilities
OF the early future by aviators and
men actively Identified in the practical
development Of aeronautics.
The atrmen and others came here to
see demonstration OF the British
guardian angel parachute. a new aerial
life preserver. Among those who took
part In the discussion were captain
Pierre Bose. member OF tho French
high commission, who served in the
French air service during the war:
Captain Carlo Tappi. acting Italian air
attache. who has been in the Italian
air service since 1911. when he fought
against the Turks in Africa; Major
t.rdo Lees. OF the British air force;
Henry Woodhouse. vice-president OF
the Aerial League OF America: Earl l.
CvtnEton, who made the farst Ameri-
can aerial mail experiment In 1911:
Albert T. Bell and Harry b. Cook. OF
the Aero club. Of Atlantic City; A. S.
Fell. III, OF Baltimore; Joseph stein
metz. president OF the Aero club. of
ere
Captain Bose told OF flights by French
aviatora across the Mediterranean sea.
over the Atlas mountains. and across
the African deserts. Captain Tappi de-
scribed flights by italian aviators in
Africa, and airplane passenger-carry-
ing lines across the Apennine noun
tains Major Ordorlees told of flights
of British aviAtors from London TO
Africa and to india. and plans to estah-
lish air transportation lines throughout
the British empire.
Mr.. woodhouse. in a talk, said: THE
magnificent flights Of the American and
British aviators have Just opened the
tremendous possibilities for aerial
achievements Here are 4 few Of the
things still to be done:
Gross the Atlantic by direct flights
from the United states TO England.
France and Italy.
Carry 1000 pounds Of mail in a non
stop direct Aight from the United
States to England, thereby demonstrat-
ing the unitarian value OF trAnsatlan-
tito air lines.
Make q nonstop flight from New
York TO San Francisco nrst. then carry
1000 pounds Of mail or passengers In
subsequent flights.
Fly from New York to San Fran
cisco within one days daylight.
Gross the North Pole from Cape
Columbia to Chelyukin. as proposed
and planned by Captain Robert A.
Bardett.
"Fiy TO Hawaii.
Fly to the Philippines.
Fly across the Pacific.
Complete the aerial conquest OF
the Atlantic by dying it by each of the
following routes: BY way OF the
Akores. then to Madeira, then to
either Spain or Africa; from South
America to Barbados and across to
the Canaries: from Cape Orange to
Cape Verde. and then to the African
coast; from Pernambuca to St Paul
island, then either to Capt Verde or
straight to the African coast; by way
OF Greenland and Iceland. or the
Farce Islands. and from there to
England.
Fly to Australia ana New Zealand.
Fly across Alaska and demon strate
how air transportation will help that
country.
Fly from the United States to
Brasil and Argentina, ana also from
the United States TO Chill. Peru, and
other Latin American countries, TO
show the possibilities Of air transpor-
tAtion in South and Central America
"A great MANY high mountains still
remain TO be conquered by air.
The deserts still are to see perma
nent afr lines which will make travel
acfose them pleasant"