Evening star., 1928-05-31
-FOUR A|RMENOFF
FOR HONOLULU ON
AUSTRALIA FLIGHT
Start From California on
2,400-Mile Nonstop Hop
to Hawaii.
TWO AMERlCANS IN CREW
FOR 7,788-MlLE TOURNEY
Visibility Poor as Plane Leaves
Golden Gate-Vessels at Sea
to Keep Watch.

BY the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf May 31.-The
nonoplane Southern Cross hoped of
from the municipal airport here at
S::5i am. today on 2,400-mile non
stop flight to Honolulu.
The big ship bounced and careened
down the runway at the take-oH, pick
ing up speed every second until 4,oOO
feet from the start. Capt. Charles
Kingsford- Smith, fight commander,
gave i. the stick and the Southern
Cross rose about foot from the ground.
The speed. however, was not sufficient
and the plane settled back 10 the run
way, More gasoline was fed TO the
motors and attaining a speed OF IS miles
an hour the plane scared into the air
near the end Of the mile and quarter
track
once In the air, it rose steadily over
the housetcps. Il reached an altitude OF
about 100 feet over the city and con-
rinued 20 rise as the pilot headed for
San Francisco Bay and few out over
the water toward the Golden Gate.
Face Hop of 3.13S Miles.
After only a day and a half Of rest
at Honolulu, the flyers expect TO con-
effnue their journey toward Australia,
stopping IN TIE Fiji Islands en- route.
In Hawaii the ship viii land at Wheeler
FIelc near Honolulu The flyers tnen
plan to hop over 10 Barking SANDS
Island OF Kauai, whence the taKe-
of across the equator viii be made.
THE distance to Suva, in the Fills,
from Kauai, Is about 3.l3S miles Tnis
vii be Tie longest leg on the entlre
fight.
TIE only landing place at Suva Is
roao field. But Il the tide Is out a
landing may BE- made On sandy oeacn-
The tim from Kauai 70 5uTa Is au-
raittedly the most difficult Of the three
protected
Frorn suga a hep viIl be made 70
Brisbane. a distance Of about l.IsO
raiEes4 The flyers hope 70 reach Aiisira-
"a Ia 4 little more than week
The Southern Cross Is equipped Tltn
three 229-horsepOwer engines.
TTraike previous flights toward Homo
sESs the plane left without escort. Tne
zart pxs abrupt and without prolonged
preliminary warming 10.
The naonOpsane carried radio trans
hitting set operating On wave Eng1n
cf 30 uaetegE
Tws Americans in crew.
The sgI-uoscred Fokker nonoplane
carried 2 crew CT two Australians ana
two Americans They we're Capt. kargs-
fgY6 ~EmSzn. commander. Capt. 9. y.
p Tin co-psIot: james Warner. radio
operator. and Lieut.. Harry Lyon. n2yi-
gator. Warner and Iron are Au1eTi>zgaS.
Ar early morning haze made for poor
rsssb.lssY BIT the ship pointed It's NOSE
into the West without difficulty. Inc
fsght IS the first leg Of 7'ISS-naale
dsgat 70 Australia,
II was announced before Lfse nOp-o.I -.
that Warner ard Lieut.. Lyon, Ootn
fg-mer Mary operators would so ali
TIE way 70 Gydney.
Tswon IS q son Of Rear Admiral HERR
" Tyoys, G. S. ~. retired. Of Paris HID.
Ne. TIE younger Lyon was lsen-
tcrsrt commander IN command of the
4gsngoc1 TexterneY and GsSs Lieutenant
on TIE cruiser ST. Louis during the
He sas Rad % years experience in
sszvsa2sar~ tsse Pacific Ocean. Warner
served under Lyon Is csaaee Fzoio opera
1ex of TIE 81. Louis ard Is Described As
Tyre % TIE nsogt Efficient radio men
Gege3ope1 bg ske Navy
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