The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-05
FLYERS FAILURE
STEP TO SUCCESS
Experience Of Kelly and
MacReady May Solve
Nonstop Problem
THEY BROKE RECORDS
Lower Mark Set by English
men, Maintain Flying Sched-
ule Only Is Minuter Late

ny the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.--Lessons
learned by Lieuts. oakley Kelly and
John MacReady In their two world
record flights in the army mono
plane T-2, will be turned TO advan-
tage by army air service officials
here with a confidence that sue
cessful nonstop flight across the
continent can be made in the near
future.
a statement issued by the air serv-
ice headquarters tonight said he
flight OF the two pilots from san
Diego. Cal. to Fort Benjamin Harrl-
son. indianapolis. a distance of near
ly 2,lO0 miles had set a distance
record, the longest previous continu-
Gus flight having been that OF capt.
John Alcock and Sir A. w. Brown.
British pilots, when they covered
1895 miles on their transatlantic
flight in 1919. The two American
pilots on October S, established n
worlds endurance record of 30
hours. is minutes. and 80 seconds.
flying over San Diego
Weather Was Perfect,
II was believed by air service Of
and MacReddy would have success
fully accomplished the flight from
California TO New York II their motbr
equipment had been in as good con-
dition as II was when their previous
attempt, made a month ago. was
baked by unfayorable weather Ex-
animation OF weather bureau re-
ports made by ths officials here
indicated that no difficulty due
to weather conditions was in pros
pect on the part OF the journey be-
AIl
An unofficial report" said the
air service statement, states that
trouble was encountered with the
water Jacket approximately four
hundred miles from san Diego and
| that despite this the fliers continued
on their journey until conditions be-
came such that they we're forced TO
! land at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind. shortly after a. m. to-
day.
Mountain Passage Easy.
The most difficult part of the
journey over the tortuous mountain
passes OF southern California, Ari'
zona and New Mexico. made with
a heavily loaded plane. Was success
fully completed. The weather bureau
reports indicate THAT no difficulties
would have been encountered be-
tween Indianapolis and New York.
Air service officials, although dis
appointed that the transcontinental
flight was not completed, are justly
proud OF the remarkable achieve
ment of Lieutenants Kelly and Mac
Ready in breaking the worlds nom
stop distance record.
"Plans ere being made 20 correct
defects and take advantage of less
sons learned ia these two record
breaking flights and there is every
indication that a successful nonstop
flight across the continent will be
made In the near future.I
Kept Schedule Time.
A feature of the flight from San
Diego ITO Fort benjamin Harrison
considered by officers here as Illus
trating the precision and accuracy Of
the flight made by the two lieuten-
ants. was that they left san Diego
within a minute OF the time fixed
| In the official schedule for their de-
\ parture and arrived at Fort Benta-
min Harrison within a few minutes
| OF the time shown on the published
| schedule Of flight. The arrival at
| Fort Benjamin Harrison, unofficial
reports showed, was made at s;l5 a.
m. whereas the schedule for arrival
at indianapolis was n. m.
| ny the Associated Press.
| DAYTON. Ohio, Nov. 4.--After
laundering their way three-fourths
Of the distance across the United
States from san Diego 10 lndianap-
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