The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
Il. S. Fliers
Set W Orld
Air Record
Avialors Flying Over SAN
Diego Stay Up Total of
- Hours and l8
Minutes.
Land Shortly After )


Oakley Kelly. who had been flying
over san Diego since $50 Thursday
morning. In the great monoplane Tt,
landed At Rockwell field 5ll:30. this
covering having broken all known rec
ords for sustained flight In the heavier
than air flying machine. They were
in the air IS horus. IL minutes, 80
seconds.
San Diego. Gal. ueU g.--An avia.
.iun endurance records have been
smashed by Lieufs John A. Mac.
Ready and Oakley Kelly of the United
States army. who al $50 a. IN. today
had been aloft ~ their monoplane
| iT.2 FOR 20 hours and 80 minutes The
tpreyious record was 20 hours, 10 min.
utea and a5 seconds.
MacReady and Kelly began their
record fight at 5s56 o'clock yesterday
morning when they started froH!
Rockwell field on what was intended
10 be A nonstop flight from San Diego
20 New York city. They had aboard
A sufficient amount Of gasoline and oil
for this long trip. When they reached
Temecula, from which they had
planned 70 cross the first range Of
mountains. they ran into heavy cloud
hanks that compelled their return 70
san Diego.
Drop Note.
rTIg tr..- sfrrz.nr T.ratta. ~ fIF o.
cellent start they had made, and the
fact that the big motor was working
smoothly. decided 10 make an effort
10 hang up a new endurance record.
Circling over Rockwell field they
dropped a note declaring their inten-
tions. Since that time they have been
flying over san Diego Flying condl-
tions all yesterday were ideal and the
same was true last night with little
wind blowing and the moon shining
brightly. Today also flying condi-
tions are excellent. Al 8 o'clock the
big monoplane vas apparently work
ing - smoothly as at the start yes
tsEday.
Aviation officials st Rockwell field
stated that they believed MacReadv
and Kelly have sufficient gasoline and
of 10 remain aloft another I6 hours
and that they do not believe the air.
men will allght until their supplies are
exhausted. ..
Previous Records
New York, Oct. s.-The worlds
record for sustained flight In q
heavier-than-air flying machine was
held by Edward Stinson and LLOYD
Bertaud, who, on December 30. 1921,
remained sloft above Roosevelt Field,
Mineola Long Island, for 29 hours.
10 minutes and IS seconds, it was
stated today by aviation authorities.
Stinson used the all-metal monoplane
Ji-6. The previous record was held
by two French fiiers, Lucian Bous-
soutroy and Jean Bernard, who IN
June, 1920. stayed in the air "a hours,
10 minutes and seconds.
The Stlnson world record breaking
flight was made under conditions far
more trying than the conditions which
prevailed at yesterdays flight or dur
ing the Frenchnans long spin. With
hardly any preparation, Stinson and
Bertaud went UP in zero weather
while a gale was blowing and snow
was caking the wings Of the plane.
Travelling at about S5 miles per hour
they covered 2,2o0 miles
When they came down, both fliers
said they would have been able 10
remain aloft longer but for the cold.
The French fight was made after
elaborate preparations on a bright
sunny day. Weather conditions were
good for endurance flying at San
Diego yesterday and last night.