Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
BIG FLYING CRAFT
TO TOUR ANYWAYS
Geographic Society to Send
! Party Over Coastal Routes
Between Americas.

travelling in Americas largest nying
boat, O survey party OF the National
Geographic Society was ready last night
TO take OF from the Naval Air Sta
ton here at 1880 o'clock this morning,
to make the most comprehensive geo.
graphical and Photographic study ever
undertaken Of the East Coast aerial
routes between the two Americas.
Stopping at nearly twoscore cities
along the way, the expedition will make
numerous inland flights to cover areas
contiguous to the route. and to gather
geographic and meteorological data that
will be valuable aids to navigation IN the
future. when the air will hum with the
aerial trafic between the two continents.
Probably the most important detailed
surveys will be Of the Orinocco and
Amazon deltas, vast regions OF low
living islands and plains, traversed by
q network Of sluggish streams. Tnese
large areas are difhcult OF access by
the ordinary means Of travel, and have
never been adequately studied from the
air.
Members Of Party.
The society's party includes Frederick
simpich, editorial stan writer; jacob
Gayer. staff photographer, and Capt
Albert W. Stevens. internationally
known aerial photographer, In addition
to two pilots and two mechanicians-
traffic to South America, the route over
the old Spanish Main is looked upon by
the society as one of the future great
airways of the world. The direct flying
time for powerful planes between Wash
ington and BuenoS Aires Is seven days,
but 90 thoroughly will the expedition
comb the territory with its camera
lenses and trained observers that six
weeks will be spent on the flight.
The journey, to be made In the Ar.
gentina, largest flying boat ever built
York, Rio and Buenos Aires Lines, Inc,
will be over or near water for prac-
ticaliy the entire way.
The first leg viii be along the At
lantic coast to Miami. From there a
short hop will be made to Havana.
The route will then continue over
islands Of the West Indies, with land
ings probably ct Santiago de Cuba,
Port. au- Prince, San Pedro de Macoris
Dominican Republic), San Juan, 81.
Thomas. st. Johns (Antigua), Port
(Trinidad).
Flight to Brazil.
After stops at the three capitals Of
the Guianas-G Georgetown, Paramaribo
and Cayenne-the plane will ny to
Para, Brazil. From there the flight
will be continued, with stops at Sac
Luis, Amarracao. Camocin, Fortaleza,
Natal, Recife (Pernambuco), Maceio,
Aracaju, Bahia. Sac Jorge dos nheos,
Caravellas. Victoria, Campos, Rio de
lis, Porto Allegro, Rio Grande do Sui,
Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
After arriving in Buenos Aires, the
photographers OF the party viii change
to o smaller plane Of the same COM
pany capable of high altitude work,
and Will fly westward to the Andes,
where they viii make aerial photo
graphs Of Aconcagua. highest mountain
In the Western Hemisphere. This peak
reaches an altiture Of 23,080 feet.
Seek Safe Basis.
since the days Of DR.. Alexander
Graham Bells experiments with man.
Hitting kites and the early flights Of the
Wright brothers, the National Geo
graphic Society has lent It's assistance
and announcement to the development
Of aerial navigation. It Ii believed that
the geographical and meteorological
IN more closely associating the two
Americas by placing air travel and
transportation between the. two con-
tinents on q scientifically safe basis.
A group Of associates planned to
speed the society's survey party on their
important mission from the starting
point ut the United States Naval Air
station, the party including John Oliver
La 0orce, vice president of the National
Geographic Society; Franklin L. Fisher.
chief Of illustrations division: Melville
D. Grosvenor, George w. Hutchinson,
!, .e.O>.ate secretary, and other executives
Of the organization; oflcials Of the
PAn-American Union and Col. Ralph
A. ONeill, president of the New York,
Rio d Buenos Aires lines, and William
r. MacCracken, formerly Assistant Sec
rotary Of Commerce for Aviation, and
now vice president of the same orgeni-
Eation, who made their newest monster
ship available TO the National Geo.
graphic Society for this important
survey.