The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-25

flight, arrived here at lc minutes
after 8 o'clock. The first leg of the
historic air voyage was without in
cident.
LONDON, May 24.-Tha first at
tempt TO fly around the world was
begun today when Major A. T. Blake
hoped off at Crowdon aerodrome
In a DH-9 machine. Major Blake
hopes 10 complete his epochal flight
in 90 days. II successful. he expects
to go down in history along with
other great voyagers such as Column
bus, Raleigh and Drake and he Is
confident OF success The aviators
took the air at 2:05- o'clock.
The signal to start was given by
General Brancker. director OF avi-
alton.
Major Blake is accompanied on
his flight by Capt. Norman McMil4
Ian and Lieut.. Col. L. e. Broome.
Plane a Three-Seatcr.
The DH-s. selected by Major
Blake for the first leg OF the round
the-globe flight, Is a three-seater,
driven by 230 horsepower Siddel-
ly Puma engine.
Il expect to use the same plane
all the way from London to CAL
cutta," Major Blake told the Inter-
national News service before leav-
Ing. The route lies over Paris,
Rome. Athens. >. Crete, Alexandria,
Bagdad. Bazra, karachi and Delphi.
At Calcutta the bH-9 machine will
be exchanged for Falrey-3 sea-
plane, fitted with a $50 horsepower
Rolls Royce engine. In this ma
chine we hope TO fly via Rangoon,
BANGKOK, Saigon and Hong Kong,
thence to Japan and from Japan 10
Petro Pavlosk. the Aleutian islands.
Alaska and Vancouver. That will
be the most difficult part OF the
journey, as we shall have TO en-
counter bad monsoon weather in
Burma and fogs in the north Racific.
Use Boat on Atlantic.
AT Vancouver we shall pick UP
another three-seater DH-9 and
travel in 1t via Winnipeg. Chicago.
New York and Newfoundland.
at ST. Johns we shall transfer
TO an F-3 flying boat with two $50
horsepower Rolls Royce engines and
complete the journey by way OF
Greenland. Iceland, the Farce is
lands, Scotland and back to Lon
don. We~hope to complete the en-
tire trip in about three months"
A large crowd gathered at Croy-
don aerodrome and cheered Justify
as the powerful machine rose sky
ward. The government ministry OF
N.1 g.a-
Blake and his companions received
numerous messages wishing them
success and a safe voyage.
All Equipped With Wireless.
A flotilla OF tugs will be sent to
the Aleutiap Islands and to other
vantage points where there is a sea
passage. The machines will all be
equipped with wireless so that the
alrman can keep In constant touch
| with land while aioft.
Major Blake has arranged for es-
peciaily constructed flying boats ms
measure OF safety in the event he
and his companions are obliged To
slight while flying over stormy
| weather.
Increased interest was taken in
the start OF the flight due 10 the
fact that this Is Empire day and Wis
itors gathered In London from all
| parts of the British empire,
Was Flyer In War.
Major Blake served II. the royal
| flying corps during the war. Since
the war he has continued flying.
Captain Macmillan Is an expert on
aviation mechanics. Lieutenant Col
onel Broome is a civil engineer by
profession. He will direct the pho
| tog.aphic work.
king George and Queen Mary sent
a farewell message TO Major Blake,
wishing him success. As the ma.
chine was being overhauled, ad-
mirers crowded around. ;yins mas.
cots to 1t.
Haiti's President Pledges Aid.