The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-09
TWO PLANES MAKE
lAP--.THIRD MISSING
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tiNi lNibb tbm h't 'NN
was compelled 10 como down tho
sea was reasonably calm and they
expected no serious difficulty
All tho aviatora agree that the first
leg OF the trans Atlantic journey
called for the most aerove test and
all are delighted at the way the two
hydroairplanes performed. They say
the new meteorological equipment
stood up especially well
Commander Towers said that the
visibility throughout the trip wa"
good.
The two planes flew at various al
titudes during the trip, the ~ CT
ascending nt one point TO $500 feet,
Al times the two planes got out of
sight of each other hut they adhered
closely to the schedule fixed before
the start and flew up the harbor
within 10 minutes OF each other.
WASHINGTON. May & with
two OF tho thrco navy scaplancs
which started from Rockaway, Long
Island. this morning on the first leg
of tho trans Atlaptic flight arrived
safely at Halifax. Navy officials were
bending every energy tonight To
locating the third. missing since
OF the missing machine, the n. Ga,
commanded by Lieutenant Com
mander A. &. Read, has been re
ccived after tho machine passed tho
destroyer McDcrmut. first station
ship, located more than 60 miles
north OF Capc Cod and less than
half way TO Halifax
orders were Issued Mt once send
ing tho McDarmut and the next
ship beyond him, the Kimberly, IN
search OF tho mtasing seaplane.
CQmmander Brad had reported Just
before reaching The MoDcrmuV that
tho oil pump on one OF his motors
was giving trouble and he might
have TO come down. Later the y
C.sl reported to Commander Towers
In the ~ ca that the trouble had
been repaired,
The navy department at midnight
had received no further Information
regarding the missing \, CO and
officers were satisfied that the sea
plane had been forced Ia descend,
probably hs n result of further trou
hle with the oil pump which began
to work poorly soon after the ma
chine left RockHwnN Officers be I
lleved Commander Read had been
unable to pick up any passing YES
sells or any ~ the dostroyerH which
lined the route
less Than y Hours.
Commander Towers with the
NC-l and NC-3. made the ltip co.
Halifax IN less than lime hours the
distance on the map over tho cnursr
they took he,ng ,2i miles Thcso
two planes went through the test in
such u fashion as to convince orti-
GERS here that prospects FOR reaching
Plymouth. England. the ultimate
goal OF the navy Hitmcu. wcro..CN.
ceedlngiy bright
Each ot the ihrcr planes had 4
triple radio installation whom % lcr.
Rockawdy. one WAS that 'hc icI,.
phone by which they communicated
with each other while N tUgh t a
distance Of q scor% or more mfrs
Stations and guard ships listened
In on many ~ these conversations
and reported them.
The second set was the rrEuIJr
long distance radio Installation aui
The third was tho equipment for he
radio compasses
As the planes approached one Of
the patrol vessels. long before 10 was
sighted the long distance radio va.
buZEing
Questions and answers flashed
phCk ana tofIlt ucNllhk To N|'f'IoNN
for navigation lwporant commuu-
icAtionS were rcliNcd to and from
the speeding seaplanes some from
Washington,
Communication pcrfcCt
The communications ~ the navy
department worked uul perfectly.
Repeatedly messages from Com
mander Towers sent from his speed
ing flagship ~ the air suuadron the
NC-3. reached the desks OF Officers
here IN few minutes of the time
they were sent
Intercepted bv any ~ tBr radio
stations ashore or Hfloat on mo chain
reaching clear 20 HALIFAX, they were
rushed to Washington on the uayy's
leased wire.
More difficulty viii be experienced
IN getting word through promptly
when the lons trip from New Found.