Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

total distance Of this division will be
about 1870 miles.
still carrying pontoons, We will
fly to Shimushu Island in the Kurile
group north Of Japan, distance Of
$50 miles. and go into Toxic, the ma
jor base, by way OF Bettohu, Island Of
Yetorofu and Aomori. Lieut.. c. c.
Mutt will be the division officer.
Our next fight probably will be
across the China sea direct TO Shang-
hal, about $50 miles, but If the sea Is
rough or weather bad we won't take
the chance. Instead, we will add two
days flying to our schedule and reach
Shanghai by way Of Chemulpo. Cho-
sen and Tsingtau, which is the first
city in the third division, under Lieut..
NJ. S. Lawton.
From Shanghai Wen follow the
coast, stopping at Annoy and Hong
kong, and then we'll touch Indo-
China, stopping at Haipong. Tourane,
Saigon and Bankok. Stops at Ran
COON and Akyab, Burma, will bring
US up to Calcutta, India, the major
base of this division, which will total
abs { 1850 statute miles.
AT Calcutta we will drop our pom
toons and put on landing wheels.
The British London-to-Aust air
route will be followed through India,
Persia, 1rak. Syria and Turkey and
the final stop in this division will be
at Constantinople, the major base.
Lieut.. II. S. Halverian will be there
| to meet US. The distance from CAL
cutta to Constantinople is about
1910 miles.
THE fifth division takes US through
southern and central Europe and
| calls for stops at Bucharest. Belgrade,
Vienna, Strassbourg, Paris and Lon
| don. This will necessitate about
1900 miles Of flying. Mat. Carlisle
Wash. air attache at Paris, will su-
pervise this section Of the route.
, AT Hull we will cast aside our
wheels and again put on the weighty
pontoons-not the same ones, how
ever, for we've found that one pair
is good only for seventy hours Of
fight.
Lieut.. c. E. Crumrine. who has
just returned from an inspection trip
in Gree1and and Iceland will have
everything ready for us for the final
and most difficult leg. Stops will be
made at Kirkwal1, Orkney Islands,
Thorshavn. Farce Islands, and Reyk-
javik, Iceland.
AT Angmagsalik. Greenland, the
pontoons will go for good. With
landing gear We'll go to Ovigtut,
Greenland; Indian Harbor, Labrador;
Mingan. Quebec, Montreal. and the
| first stop in the United States will
be at Keyport. \. ].
1.-TWO hundred more miles Of flying
| will complete the, last hop Of the
4.s0o-miIe journey in the sixth divi-
sion and will bring US home.
IT suppose the ships will be ready
for the junk pile by that time. Well
| change motors at Seattle, Toxic, Call
cutta and Hull, England. which will
allow about 100 hours apiece for the
| 400-horsepower Liberties. We hope
! we won't have to change more than
four times, but If we do the engines
will be available"
Throughout the trip as far as
England excellent weather reports
will be at our disposal, but not so
when we get up into northern waters
for the return fight. The ships can
to install a spark set in one to pick
up reports from surface ships in the
waters around Iceland and Green
land. This return journey gives US
the most concern. because of the
broad stretches Of water we must
cover, and we know that II anybody
goes down he's lost. Therefore We
hope arrangements can be made to
have surface craft standing by at in
tervals to assist in case forced
landing is necessary"
X y !. !.
CHoULD, any OF the ships be
- washed out" or totally destroyed
en- route, the journey will keep on.
Maj. Martin explained. If i'll luck
follows the quartet, the survivors will
keep plugging, but We'll make it If
only one Is left" If a pilot is in
jured or taken i'll, necessitating long
! detention on the ground, the officer In