Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02
FLYERS START HOP
FROM MEXICO HERE
Hope to Complete Nonstop
Flight at 4 AM.
Tomorrow.
By the Associs led Press.

BY me ASSOClsLeO Press
MEXICO CITY, March 2.Joaouin
Gonzalez Pacheco and c. r. McMillin
took off from Valbuena Flying Field
at SAT o'clock this morning (7:47 am.
flight from Mexico City TO Washington.
The two airmen hoped TO reach Roll-
ing Field, Washington, early Sunday
morning. The distance was estimated
at 1900 miles. Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh is now the only man who has
flown without a stop between the two
capitals
Their flight represented an attempt to
do what Capt. Emilio Carranza failed
In last Summer. he having been forced
down In North Carolina Just short OF
Washington. Their plane. a StinSon
monoplane Is named for Capt. Carranza.
May Try Return Trip.
In the event of success in their ven-
ture It was believed the two aviatOrs
would take off shortly at Mount Holly.
N. j.. where Capt. Carranza crashed
and was killed on his attempted return
and try to make nonstop return
flight to Mexico City.
Pacheco is wealthy young Mexican
air enthusiast McMillin. the pilot. has
been flying for Is years, of which 6
were spent in the United States Army.
He was In the air mail service for 4
months and has done both Army and
Navy test work.
The two flyers in June of last year
failed in an attempt to make non-
stop flight from Windsor, Ontario. to
Mexico City when their plane was
forced down at Tampico by lack of
fuel. Pacheco claims q Mexican alti-
tude record Of 20.l40 feet.
The trip is entirely unofficial,
previous arrangement for the two to
carry the greetings of President Portes
Gil to Herbert Hoover. to be conveyed
prior to the latter's Inauguration, hav-
ing been Cancelled.
The two flyers we're making their
good will flight in black and gold
monoplsne named Capt. Carranza
They carried letters of greetings from
Dwight w. Morrow, the American Am
bassador, to President-elect Hoover and
Secretary of State Kellogg.
McMillin. who was plotting. made a
perfect take-of despite his heavy load
of $40 gallons of gasoline. This was
believed to be the heaviest load of gas
ever carried up by plane from Mexico
City which presents difficult task
and rarified air.
Good will Mission.
The flight was not of1cially sponsor
ed by the Mexican government and it
Is believed that this explains why no
letter was sent from President Portes
Gil as Pacheco had hoped. The men
themselves described the trip as good
will mission intended to promote better
feelings between the two countries and
as compliment to President-elect
Hoover. whose Inauguration on Monday
they hoped to witness.
The route outlined for the flight will
carry the plane over Tampico. Browns
vile. Galveston. New Orleans. Mont
gomery. Ala. Atlanta, and Richmond
TO Washington.
The plane took off smoothly and
scared in northeasterly direction to-
ward Tampico, soon disappearing in the
misty dawn. About $50 persons. in.
Guiding Pacieco's wife and other rela-
tives, were at the field to bid the airman
good-by On the right wing appear
the letters m. S. c. A. B."
Pacheco carried letter to President
elect Hoover from Marshall H. Mart
uldll, MehlCO SiCN, pIcSlutstlt vi tLic III
ternational Federation of Aeronautics.
The letter read:
| Dear Mr.. President:
Activities in Pan-Americsn aero
|, nautics have followed your recon-
mendation to the American public upon
your return from your South American
Journey Aviation in this republic will
look forward with much interest to
American cooperation"
The airmen expected to average ll0
miles an hour on the journey. which
they figured would take about 20 hours
This would bring them into Washing
ton about o'clock Sunday morning,
Eastern standard time
In flying from Tampico to New Or
leans, .McMillin said they probably
would head out over the Gulf con-
siderable distance. PacheCo planned 10
take the controls at Tampico,