Evening star., 1924-08-24

~e&tneF VIII permit. WIN INC tfAHs-
fer Of the Eight base from Ivigtut to
Frederiksdal, spares and motors are
available to completely overhaul the
airplanes II this fs found TO be neces-
sary. and from these supplies q new
pontoon II being placed on Lieut..
Nelson's plane.
Will Fly 10 IviGtst.
Tho two American airmen. unable
to be Of any assistanc In the search
being made for Lieut.. Locatslii, are
harbor 10 more protected to await
the result Of the search for the Ital.
Ian aviator, and for tho best possible
weather to make the last flight TO
tho American continent.
The route to be flown by the planes
on the nnal leg OF the flight from
Indian Harbcr. Labrador, to Boston,
Mass. has been changed to allow the
world cruisers to Cross the peninsuia
Of Nova Scotia at its narrowest point.
which ADDS considerably to the dis
lance to be hown. making IL neces.
sary to establish an intermediate
base at ST. Johns, New Brunswick
In view OF this fact. the following
route from Indian Harbor will be
flown: Indian Harbor, Newfoundland.
to Haeke Bay, Newfoundland. to Pic
tou. Nova Scotia, to st. Johns, New
Brunswick. to Boston. Mass. "'
1t is estimated that the world flight
will arrive at Boston. Mass, about
August 80. 1924. :,
Flight idea Old.
The idea Of flying around the world
is not new one. It has been the
dream OF aviators from the beginning
ment Of = suitable airplane. The
United States Army Air Service seri-
ously considered the idea In 1921.
Sir Ross and Keith Smith were the
first to fly from England to Australia.
and had planned to make the round
the-world flight in 1921. Maj. Blake
succeeded in reaching Akyab. India,
In his attempt in 1921. when his plane
was wrecked and his crew all but
lost their lives in that place. With
the dawning Of the year 1924 came
the realisation Of the high hopes Of
those who believe in the future Of
aeronautics. The stage was set for
the circumnavigation OF the world
by air. Plans had been completed for
three expeditions. representing three
great nations Of the world, and the
world has waited and watched with
interest. ready to acclaim the first to
accomplish this difficult task.
Capt. Stuart MacLaren, the leader
of the English expedition. was the
first to start. leaving Calshot on
March Is. 1924. The British govern
ment was not officially back OF this
flight. which was financed privately
in Great Britain. We are all familiar
with the circumstances which forced
MacLaien. the gallant Englishman.
out Of the flight, when after a
series of misfortunes he was en-
trapped in a dense fog while attempt
ing to fly from PetropavIovsk. kam-
chatka, to the komandorski Islands,
in the North Pacific. where, upon land
ing. his ship was so hopeiesiy dam
to continue in the competition.
The next to start were the Portu-
guese. leaving Lisbon on April Q.
This expedition, like that OF Mac
Lanen. was not an official Night OF
the Portuguese government, being
financed principally by the donations
OF Mai. Breto Pals and his comrade.
Maj. Sarmento Beires, and by popu-
lar subscriptions from the Portu-
guese people. The Portuguese flight
ended. after a game night against
hun. China, near Macao. the Portu-
guese settlement In southeastern
China. These airmen had succeeded
in attaining their first objective. az
ter having traversed 1900 miles
The crash Of their plane brought to
an end the hope that they would cir
cumnavigate the globe by air this
year.
The American flight left Seattle.
Wash. on April 8. 1924, and Is the
only expedition which represents the
official effort of any OF the nations
represented in tho race around the
world.
On July 2s came the announcement
Zanni of the Argentine army had taken
OF from Amsterdam. Holland. hoping
to fiy around the world. making the
fourth expedition to attempt it this
year. This flight reached Hanoi, the
capital of Indo-China, and while at
tempting to take OF from the airdrome
at that place his plane was wrecked,
and he ie now endeavoring to obtain
another airplane from Japan. in the
hope Of continuing his flight around
the world.
When the American flyers land in
Labrador they will be again on the
American continent, and although they
have still to reach Seattle. Wash, be-.
fore their mission will have been COM
pleted, they will have covered 20,09l
miles. q greater distance than has ever
before been flown by 4 single aerial ex.
pedition, and although still 5000 miles
away from their destination, will have
placed behind them their greatest OBJ
stacles, namely, the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. and may look forward to the
successful completion OF their great,
epoch-makinS undertaking without diff