The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-24
FORCED DOWN
BY LACK OF
FUEL SUPPLY
Commander Requests That
New Supply of Oil and Gas
BE Made Available
HAD 1900 GALLONS GAS
Two Navy Planes Were En-
Route tO Panama Canal
For Nonstop Record
HAD 1900 GALLONS GAS


Washington. Nov. 24-LP)-An cx-
seaplane PN-1O number two to de-
scend today at Nueva Corona, Isle
of Pines. spelling her chances to
make a nonstop flight from Hamp-
ton Roads to Panama, but SO far as
naval officials knew. the PN-lO num-
ber one, her companion craft, still
was in the air over the Caribbean
Sea-
Lieut.. Commander II. T. Bartlett,
in command of the PN-lO number
two, and also in command of the
flight, notified the navy department
of his misfortune and requested that
supply of oil be made available for
him at Siguana Bay, Isle of Pines,
to which point he expects to proceed
during the afternoon.
Reports from the PN-lO number
one received earlier in the day said
she was $50 nautical miles south Of
the Isle Of Pines. The oil in one OF
her engines was increasing il lem
peraturc, it was said, but otherwise
flying conditions were good.
Officers of the bureau of aeronau-
tics expressed some concern ut the
heating Of the oil, declaring it might
indicate that the motor was not re-
ceiving sufficient pressure. This.
they said. might interrupt the non
stop try.
The cruiser Cincinnati reported to
the navy department that it lost
communication with the two planes
this morning at S:45. The Cincinnati,
one of the guardships stationed be-
tween the Isle Of Pines and Old Pro-
violence Island, said that, failing to
sight the craft, she was starting
search to the north ut IL a. m.
PLANES PASS FLORIDA
AT EARLY HOUR TODAY
Washington, Nov. 24-(P)-Specd-
ing south at about S5 miles an hour.
the navy's two PN-lO seaplanes en-
route from Hampton Roads to the
Panama Canal early today had pass
ed beyond the tip of Florida, well on
their way toward new nonstop
record for this type of craft.
The old record, l,84l miles, was
established in a PN-9 plane by the
late Commander John Rodgers on his
nearly fatal Hawaiian flight ir 1928.
The distance from Hampton Roads to
Colon. the Pm N-lO's objective, 10 1000
miles.
Frequent radio messages from the
planes to the navy vessels guarding
their route and to the communica-
tion station here, kept the navy de-
partment advised Of the progress Of
the flight. which had as its chief
purpose proving the practicability Of
long distance scouting by the "eyes
| of the navy"
The planes took off at Hampton
Roads ut AIS and 4:26 p. m. yester-
day with brilliant array Of navy
aviation talent comprising their
| crews of four men each.
Bartlett in Command
A veteran navy flier and winner
of the navy cross during the world
war for heroic service for plotting
bomber on the Belgian front, Lieut..
Commander Harold T. Bartlett OF
Old Lyme, Conn.,, commands the
flight and Lieut.. Byron l.. Connell
Of Elizabeth, Pa, one of the pilot;
of the PN-9 No. plane of the Rodg-
ers expedition, is in charge Of the
other plane.
Other officers of the flight include
Lieut.. Lawrence w. Curtin of
Beardstown, ILL.,, navigator Of the ILL
fated Skikorsky plane in which the
French ace, Captain Fonck, planned
to fly to France; Lieut.. Clarence II
| 0CuJlUH6ucT, Ol NSW 11OIStSlus ~ 10.
and Lieut.. Herbert Charles Rodd
who was on the NC-4 plane, when il
crossed the Atlantic for the first
time in 1919.
Skiles Ralph Pope. an enlisted
pilot, Of Memphis, Tenn, q member
Of the Rodgers flight; J. r. Roe o.
Akron, Ohio, radio operator. and
Charles J. Sutter, New York, ma
chinist mate. complete the flight
personnel.
1852 Nautical Miles
Each plane started with 1900 gal
Ions Of gasoline, estimated to b
sufficient for 2,154 nautical miles
In nautical miles, the flight meas
ures 1882.
Heavy smoke signals from an
chored vessels served to guide tn,
aviators during the day. while q
night their search lights played /
steady beam for five minutes ever!
quarter Of an hour.
Messages received by the depart
ment from the planes early today In
dicated that the Number 2 machine
carrying the flight commander. wal
trailing the other By about - miles