The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-30

June 29-Commander Byrd and crew
in plane America hoped off at New
York for nonstop flight to Europe.
Maitland and Hegenberger complet-
hours. 55 minutes.
July 1-Byrd's plane. lost in fog
over France, landed In sea near Havre:
crew all swan ashore.
July 14-E L. Smith and E. B.
Bronte started flight from San Fran
July 15-Smith and Bronte. out Of
fuel, landed on Molokai island. Ha-
July 2ONCol. Charles A. Lindberyh
started from New York on flying tour
of the nation.
Aug. S-Lieuts. George Covell and
r. S. Waggener. U. S. entrants in race
to Hawaii killed in crash of their
plane at Point Iona. Calf.
race to Honolulu. killed in crash of
his plane.
Aus I6-Four planes started in race
from Oakland; Calf. to Honolulu:
Aug 17-Art Goebel and Lieut.. Will
liam Davis in plane Woolaroc landed
first at Honolulu. winning the Dole
prize. Martin Jensen and Paul Schlut-
er in plane Aloha. second Other two
planes lost. with four men and one
woman.
Aug. 1s--Capt. w. P. Erwin and A.
H Eichwaldt in plane Dallas Spirit.
flew from Oakland, Calf. in search of
lost planes and were themselves lost.
Aug. 25-Paul r. Redfern started on
nonstop flight from Brunswick. Ca, to
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
Aug. 26-Redfern apparently lost:
search begun.
Aug. 27-Schlee and Brock in plane
Pride of Detroit started from Harbor
Grace. N. F., on round-the world flight.
landing In London next day.
Aug. 31-Capt. Leslie Hamilton and
Col. F. F. Minchin. with Princess Low
enStein Werthpin
ed flight from Upavon, England to
Ottawa. Ont. in monoplane st. RAJ
Lhael
Sept. 1--Monoplane st. Raphael los,
in Atlantic.
Sept, 6-Pride of Detroit reached
Calcutta.
taud and Hill, with p. Payne as pas
senger. started from Old Orchard.
Maine, for Rome.
Sept. 7-Old Glory plane lost in At
lantic after sending S o call.
Plane Sir John CARING left Harbor
Grace. N; F.. for London. piloted by
Sept. s-Plane Sir John CARING con-
sidered lost.
Sept: 1O-schlee and Brock reached
Shanghai.
BALLOON race for the Bennett cup
Sept. 12-Wreckage of Old Glory
found in North Atlantic.
R.. G. Hill in balloon Detroit won
oOh AShhees ioSS. IioFciihH 'So
Sept. 14-Schlee and Brock reached
aviation field near Tokyo.
Sept. 15-Schlee and Brock decided
to cross the Pacific in steamship
Sept. Irrational air DERBY races.
New York to Spokane, started.
Sept. &c. w. Holman won Glass A
air derby race: j. s. Charles won in
Glass B.
Sept. 22-stinson and Schiller. only
entrants in Glass c of air derby. non
stop New York to Spokane. forced
down in Montana.
Sept. 26-Lieut. S. N. Webster of
England won the Schneider cup at
Venice in his Napier supermarine
Oct. 1o-Two French aviators. Costes
and LIE Brix, started flight from Paris
to Buenos Aires. to establish mai
Oct. 11-Ruth Elder and George
Haldeman in plane American Girl
started nonstop flight from New York
French aviators reached St. Louis.
oef m Eide er0m and daT Haldeman
forced down by broken oil line $50
miles northeast of the Azores and
picked up by Dutch oil tanker.
Oct. 14-Costes and LIE Brix flew
Oct. 23-Colonel Lindbergh complet-
ed his 22.35O-mile air tour of the coun-
try.
Oct. s1-Colonel Lindbergh accepted
position with Guggenheim Fund for
Promotion of Aeronautics.
Nov. Capt. Hawthorne Gray u.
S. A. died in balloon over southern
Illinois after reaching record height
Dec. 12-Colonel Lindbergh awarded
Congressional Medal of Honor.
stop flight from Washington to Mexico
CITY.