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twelve hours to-day" Commander Tow
ers said. "If weather reports continue
favorable the NC-4. which has been en-
tirely repaired, will leave with the NC-S,
and there 10 q good chance that the
NC-1 will also be in shape TO start with
the others. II not she will follow when
she Is ready, joining us In Newfound-
land"
Commander Towers announced yester-
day that he, as commanding officer and
navigator, will fy In the NC-3 with the
following crew: Commander IL. c.
Richardson, Construction Corps, Y. S. N,
and Lieut.. d. II. Mccullough. u. s. N.
r. r.. pilots; Lieutenant Commander r.
A. Lavender, u. s. NJ, radio operator !;
Machinest L. r. Moore. U. s. N. en-
gineer Lieut.. q. g. B. Rhodes. U. s.
N, reserve pilot engineer, and Lieutenant
Commander r. E. Byrd, u. s. N, who
will make special experiments In naviga-
ton on the trip 10 Newfoundland. The
two men last named will go only as far
as Newfoundland, as the crew Is limited
TO Ave on the transatlantic trip.
Crew to Handle NC-4.
Ldeutenant-Co A. c. Read. U.
8. N, will command the NC-4 The
others In this crew are Lieut.. e. r.
Stone, U. s. Coast Guard, and Lieut..
81. c. w. Hinton, U. S. NJ. pilots; En-
sign II. c. Rodd. u. s. N. r. F.. radio
operator; Chief Special Mechanic e. H.
Howard. Y. 8. N, engineer Lieut.. j.
L. Brecse. U. 8. N. r. F.. reserve pilot
engineer, and Chief Machinist's Mate E.
s. Rhoads Tho first hve in this crew
will go the whole distance. the last two
u-fn, In
The third crew, assigned to the NC-1.
which may not get away to-day, has
Lieutenant Commands =. N. l.. Bel
linger, u. s. N. as commander and
navigator; Lieutenant-Command M. A.
Mitscher, U. s. N, and Lieut.. L. T.
BARN. u. S. N. r. r. pilots; Lieut..
g. G. H. Sadenwater. U. s.. n. r. F.,
radio operator; Chief Machinists Mate
c. I. Kesler, L. 8. N. engineer; Machin-
list r. Christensen, U. s. N, reserve pilot
engineer, and ore technical specialist.
The first Ave named are the regulars.
Because of the work being done on the
NC-1 and NC-4 1t was not possible to
moor the boats. laden TO $4,000 pounds,
In the bay last night, and therefor the
start may be delayed this morning as II
will be necessary to carry each boat
down the marine railway.
VIII travel Mt 81 hnOts.
The flight planned for to-day will be
from Rockaway TO the harbor Of Halifax,
n. s. It will be made at a cruising
speed OF sixty-three knots and will be
accomplished by midafternoon II no en-
CINE trouble or strong head winds inter-
fere. The distance Is $40 nautical miles
The flight will not be attempted II there
Is a storm this morning or II n strong
head wind Is blowing. The seaplanes
will go up against mild wind. as they
carry a reserve supply OF fuel II all
goes we'll they will leave Halifax to-
morrow morning for Newfoundland, 4s0
nautical miles further on.
A last minute change announced Is the
switch on the NC-4 and possibly on the
NC-1 TO set of four Olmstead pro-
pellors in place OF the navy-designed
propellors which were originally TO have
been attached to the starboard and port
engines. The Olmsteads were intended
| first to be used only on the tractor and
pusher propellors In the centre of each
ship, which are arranged in the same
stream of air. The NC-3 will fy with
two Olmsteads although abe may be
fitted with four during the week or ten
days delay in Newfoundland.