Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-18
MISS DORAN,
FOUR OTHERS
Are MISSING
Captain Erwin May
Hop Off to Hawaii
In Sea rch; Ships
Continue Hunt
(By The Associated Pressl

iby Inc Associated freSSb
Destroyers, steamers and air
planes today combed the perilous
ocean course ar the 240O mile Dole
flight to Honolulu for trace Of two
lost planes-One bearing Miss Mil
dred Doran, flying school teacher
while Hawaii lavished honors on the
winners OF the first great aerial der
by in the monoplanes woolaroe and
Aloha.
More than forty hours out from
the starting point at Oakland, the
biplane Miss DOran and the mono
plane Golden Eagle were long over
due.
Grave fears were expressed for the
safety OF the five fliers aboard the
missing craft, while all the modern
agencies of communication we're
thrown into play in the search.
Captain William P. Erwin was
ready at Oakland 10 take his mono
plane Dallas Spirit over a zig-zEg
course to Oahu in the hope of find
ing trace of the filters. He planned
70 hop off some time today.
Arthur II. Goebel, Hollywood stunt
aviator and Lieutenant w. v. Davis,
navigator officer Of San Diego, nav
igator landed the Woolaroc first,
winning the Dole prize az SIS 900.
Second prize of $4,000 was captured
by Martin Jensen, Honolulu aviator
and Navigator Paul Schluter of San
Francisco in the Aloha.
a cheering crowd Of more than TO-
600 persons greeted the successful
airmen az they landed yesterday at
Wheeler Field.
OAKLAND, Calf, Aug. lS.-(Pl-
The biplane Airking will fly out to-
day over the Pacific 20 search for the
two missing Dole flight planes,
Charles w. Parkhurst of Lomax, Ill,
announced.
Parkhurst will pilot the Airking
and Navigator Ralph Loves OF Pc
oria, ILL.,, will accompany him in a
zig-Zag course that will extend far
over the ocean, Parkhurst said. They
expected 70 return 10 Oakland about
sunset.
The Airking was entered in the
Dole flight but failed 70 get away
because inspectors ruled IL had insult
ficient capacity for gasoline required
10 EEACN hawaii.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Aug. 1s.-
Pl-Marshaling the greatest fleet
Of vessels its command in the Pa
cific, the navy department today
had Az vessels OF various descrip-
tions under order 70 search for the
missing Hawaiian flight planes,
Miss Doran7 and Golden Eagle"
Most Of the ships were under way
early today while the others are
awaiting only the stocking up with
provisions to speed out into the
broad wastes along the 2,400 mile
flight course in hope Of finding the
five missing flyers alive.
The armada Of naval craft, which
will be assisted In the wide search
by airplanes and commercial craft,
includes seven destroyers out of San
Francisco. four destrcyers enrouts
from Honolulu % Seattle, 23 SUBJ
marines and three submarine tende4
from the Pearl Harbor station, tkG
air craft carrier, Langley, and tho
air craft tender, Aroostook-
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. 1s-
-tP)-Forty destroyers, merchant
vessels and aircraft joined in the
hunt today for two airplanes-the
Golden Eagle and the MiEs Doran--
which sailed into the air from Oak
land airport on Tuesday with hopes
Of reaching Honolulu in competition
for the James Dole S35. 900 prizes
for n nonstop run 10 Honolulu.
The missing planes had been cut
long past the time when their gaso-
line supply would have kept them
on the wing.
Girl Filler I'm One
One carried Miss Mildred Doran,
pretty 22-year-old Michigan school
teacher, with j. A. Pedlar, pilot and
Lieutenant " r.. Knope navigator.
The other was the cigar shaped
monoplane Golden Eagle piloted by
Jack Frost OF New York and navi-
gated BY Gordon Scott Of Santa Nom
lea.
Miss Doran's plane went into the
race after IL was forced back 20 tha
Oakland airport from its first start
on account Of engine trouble and
went out again despite the warning
Of Lieutenant Ben Wyatt, navigation
officer who had inspected all en-
trants In the aerial contest.
Miss Doran was adsman. In hef
refusal TO remain behind
Planes Enter Search
Today mil the modern agencies c1
communication were thrown into fun
play in search for the nissint
planes. neither Of which lied "a
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