Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-20
That means the trip is
heightened some 1000 miles.
Prenaratinns for Flight


heightened some 1000 miles.
Preparations for Flight
The most careful preparations for
the flight around the world have
been made by the army air service.
1t has been assisted by the Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce of
America. Through the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce several score
American business corporations,
with representatives abroad, have
cordially lent their assistance by pro-
viding letters of credit or personal let
ters of introduction which will facil-
itate the advance officers of the ac.
tual pilots themselves in case Of
emergency.
f.. =. Snail, president of the Amer
lean Express company, extended of
ficial cooperation with all American
express offices throughout the world.
A vital feature of preparation was
the pathfinding expedition Of two Of
ficers to go over the most difficult
portions of the route. Lieutenant c.
E. Crumrine covered the territory
from Hull, England, to Montreal
with particular attention to Green
land, where two landings must be
made, one on the east coast and one
on the west coast, under the most
difficult conditions. Lieutenant
Clifford G. Mutt was sent to the
Philippine Islands, then to the Ash
attic mainland to make preliminary
arrangements following cOurtesies
extended by the governments of ia
pan, China, Great Britain, France
etc. Both of these officers, together
with First Lieutenant st. Clair
STREET., were members of the flying
expedition which Lieutenant STREET.
commanded from Washington to
Nome, Alaska, several years ago.
Upon the data returned from Lieu
tenants CTumrine and Mutt, together
with that provided by other air serv-
ice officers and air attaches through
out the world, a detailed study of the
route was made in the office of the
chief of air service. The United
States coast guard obtained data
on facilities between Seattle, Wash,
and Attu Island in the Aleutian
group which is the point of departure
of the flight from the United States
possessions.
Difficulties
The crossing of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans win present the great
est difficulty to be encountered in
the flight around the world 1t is i'm
practical to attempt either the flight
across the Atlantic or the Pacific
oceans, except by way of Iceland
and Greenland in the Atlantic, and
/ the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific
/ Long water flights are not cOnsd-
! ia, he
ment and facilities available to carry
out the intricate navigation problems
which would attend such an under
taking. 1t is also felt that a success
full flight over the present route
would not only be Il greater accom-
pGshment. but would afford an op.
! portunity TO open UP realms to avia,
ton that heretofore remained closed,
Unless the flight moves through.
out the entire route with a regularity
which will allow it to pass through
the danger zones during a given Pc
riod the eventual success of it is
doubtful.
Air service officials are confident
that with anything at all like an
even break Of luck all of the four
planes will return to their starting
point on schedule. Previous attempts
+ to encircle the globe by air have
been unsuccessful but the forthcom-
ing attempt of the American army
has been so carefully planned n
every detail that success is practically
/ assured.
!. 1t should be borne in mind that
should any condition relating either
4 to weather conditions. or the facili.