The Nome nugget., 1920-08-28
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.f.y six hours" Capt; stnoett said though 0e were on the road thirty n!ae dayS having Jeff Mineola July is,b."
 Taking them aH a whole th" planes p"n1ved eHociiently. he said. The Eight cpmTnnndrr appeared much pleased nt fine enduring qualities Of ftA l2 cylinder Liberty motors and stated with cn'huslaHm tNai the en- lire ] 300 mIle trip had been accom- pHshed @ith the original engines, and tnel are a,ill running fine he said
 Referring io the trip from Ruby to NDrne, Capt. Street, said 1t had been cp1 cred without difficulty. although the repcdition ran Into had weather par, of thr way The planes left Ruby at 2:Il l,. m. Euby time. or 2:l5 Nome time. and covered in" approximately 200 miles in thrc" hours. fifteen min utrs From NulHtu to Norton Bay the 'Np'hlllhn Ihn lhI"hEh II S'oFHl ahh snow and rain wcr" encountered at q hciRhtli uf 1000 feet while crossing ihe head of Norton sound. From Nor ton Bay to Nome conditions were ideal and the expedition made good time Roth men and planes arrived in fine shape.
 The machines In which tho notable uvlntors ns De Iavilnnd F Liberty type and were designed especially for the trip. In the air they greatly re scinblc giant hnwks and make most amazing amount of noise in full flight. The machines are painted an olive green color and are decorated with the circle anl star of tho American air cle K painted on the tail of each machine. The engines are l2 cylinder and develop i27 horsepowcr The machines are capahlc of doing l25 miles an hour without great difficulty lower than 100 miles an hour enreuto Each plano rasriys 1,7 gallons Q! gasoline and l5 gallons of luhricat- ing old,
 The crews 6f the four machines are n gI,lanIjI n, Ltirsb nf \ could he found and w,.r clearly hub bling over with youthful vitality ant cxuberancc.
 While facing the cameras leveled at them hy the numerous photo friends" gathered on the field, thc> grinned ami;ihly ;nd appeared to en- joy il all fully as much as the spec tatoIs.
 The personnel of the expedition t as follows;
 Plane Capt. St Clair S,reett pilot and commanding officer of the expedition: sergeant Edmund Hen ridues. observer and mechanician.
 Plane First Lieutenant Clifford C. Mutt. pilot, second in command: second Lieutenant Erie H. Nelson pilot, engineering officer of the expe- dition.
 Plane 3-Sccond Lieutenant C. II. trumrine. pilot. photographic officer; Sergeant James E. Long. observer mechanic.
 Plane i-Second Lieutenant Ros. Kirkpatrick, pilot and information of iicer: M E. Sergeant Joseph F. Eng lisA, mechanic aAd observer.
 The flyers brought Il number O messages from Ruby for various per sons in Nome and also presented to tn, Nugget copies of. the New York Time of ,mly l5, and the Saskatoon DalI, Star of July a6. both addressed to thi publication hy their respective editors The expedition also brought from Rub, two or three bouquets of cut flowers all arriving as fresh as if piucked bu moment or two before.
 Questioned Ifgarding their views 0 the Nome landing field. prepared b, w. J. Rowe assisted by former I.iue tenant Case, the aviators said 1t wa the second best they had encountered in Alaska, despite the sandy and un favorable character of the soil. Tn, best one encountered was at Ruhy they said. and this was not prepare. landing field but Il river bar on whicl Inc expedition landed in preference [, the much poorer field prepared fo their use.
 As an instance of their flying fiel, troubles. Capt. Strcctt related that n one point In Western Canada the, were forced to go ahead and prepar