Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-12

Scott navigator, of the full cartl-
lever cigar bodied monoplane entered
by the San Francisco Examiner. 4
With the exception of Rogers and
Giles all the starters we're on the
runway here ready for the getaway
at noon tomorrow.
Originally there were is planes
entered. Death crossed one from the
starters list when the plane OF Lieu
tenant George D. Covell crashed into
Point Iona yesterday killing him and
his navigator, Lieutenant Richard S.
Weggener.
| A crash at the San Francisco bay
approach to the airport today sent
the plane of Captain James L. Giffin
crashing into the shallow waters. The
occupants Of the machine were UNI
injured, but the plane was wrecked.
| Two other entrants withdrew be-
cause they were unable to obtain
satisfactory planes
The pilots, navigators and mechan-
les in charge of the nine planes on
the field today were working with
all possible speed to complete work
on the machines before the starting
hour tomorrow.
There was but one plane, that OF
Major Irving, that had been put
| through all of the tests covering
/ efficiency of navigators, their instru-
/ ments, of motors and adaptability OF
the crafts themselves. All excepting
todays late comers had been put
through the theoretical navigation
tests. Major Irving was the only
flier to satisfactorily pass the prac-
tical navigation test. Irving planned
to pilot and plot his course himself,
/ despite official objection to one man
doing both.
The planes. Oklahoma, Dallas Spirit
and City of Peoria were inspected
this afternoon and declared in per-
fect mechanical condition. They We're
being prepared for the navigation
itests The last two named planes
arrived at the airport today.
The plane Miss Doran, piloted by
John Auggy Pedlar, of Flint, Mich,
and carrying. as passenger Miss
Mildred Doran, the flying school
teacher of Flint" developed oil line
trouble during a test flight today
delaying the navigation test. Man
ley Lawing, San Diego naval air
officer, is to naviagte this plane.
Martin Jensen, of Honolulu, last
minute entry il. the race, was having
extra gasoline tanks installed in his
canary yellow menoplane, Aloha. Jen-
sen had planned to carry 48 five
gallons cans of gasoline in the navi-
gators cabin as means of supplying
the gasoline needed in excess OF
that contained in his tanks. The
flight committee questioned the "can
system" with indications that Jensen
might not be allowed to enter the
race, SO he was having extra main
tanks installed.
After completing installation of the
| gasoline tanks Jensen will have to
! rig up his radio.
The plane Woolaroc, flown by
/ Arthur Goebel, Los Angeles, with w.
J. Jensen, naval officer Of San Diego
navigating, was having trouble In
stalling his radio today.
Lieut.. Norman A. Goddard. of San
Diego, designer, builder and pilot OF
the plane Ell Encanto, was completing
work on the plane today.
Captain Erwin put the Spirit of
! Dallas" into the airport, here today
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mont, Texas, via Los Angeles, after
| taking off from Les field, Dallas
His failure to make the hop to San
Francisco i'll one jump bars him
from the $4,000 Easterwood prize for
q hop from Dallas to Hong Kong,
with certain nonstop jumps specified.
The Parkhurst plane "City OF
Peoria which made its way from
Lomax, Illinois, nosed it's way to the
landing place here with the ease of
a sea gull dropping to land.
( The tliers expect to reach their
/ 2,400 mile goal, the isle of Oahu,
in a minimum time of % hours.
The race was generally concede to-.
night to be a matter of navigation
rather than speed. The ideal COM
bination, the speediest plane with the
best navigator was picked as the
winner tonight.
Preparations for the race on the
part of navigators, pilots and me-