The Washington times., 1931-07-23
JUST VACATION!
SAYS 'L|NDY'
Of FLIGHT
Others Regard Hop to Tokyo
As Most Hazardous; Plans.
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Made With Greatest Care

NO WUol I1oE0I uOuSI I0tI0
Made With Greatest Care
Described by many as the most
hazardous flight of modern times,
the air trip upon which Col.
Charles Lindbergh and his wife,
the former Ann Morrow, will en-
bark next week, is termed "just
an aerial vacation by the man
who pioneered the New York to
Paris route.
Careful planning, rigid super.
vision Of detail and extensive
preparation lasting over months,
have reduced the dangers of the
flight to the minimum, but there
remain elements of nature which
will he a constant threat through
out the 1000 miles from the
starting point to Tokyo.
Water Plane On Land
One of the "unorthodox" things
about the flight is that although
the journey will be largely over
land the Colonel will be flying in
plane equipped only with pom.
toons as landing gear. Realizing
the dangers of this, the pilot has
recently made many trial trips to
test his ability to alight on land
with the pontoons. Few filters
would even attempt it.
In preparing for the flight
both the Colonel and Mrs. Lind
bergh became proficient radio
operators and the plane is equip.
ped with radio plant that will
send at least 5000 miles.
The ship also carries a safety
compartment which will be re-
leased automatically IL the plane
crashes on water. This cOmpart.
ment contains a small crash.
proof radio set, cOllapsible rub
ber boat, a bottle of compressed
air for initiating the boat, q
mast, q sail and emergency
ratiOnS.
To Fly Over China
The Colonels advance plans
only carry him to Tokyo, but it
is believed it is his intention
upon reaching the Japanese capi-
tai to make arrangements for q
flight which will cover China.
Until the last moment the
Colonel was undecided as to
whether he would start from
New York or Washington, but
this was the only detail that
wasn't decided far in advance
The first leg of the flight will
carry the Lindberghs to Ottawa,
Canada. There the Lindbergh's
will spend the night, guests Of
Minister Hanford MacNider,
This hop presents few obstacles,
being only $50 miles from New
York. But north of Ottawa the
going is expected to become
rougher and rougher.
From Ottawa the LindberghS
will fly to Moose Factory on the
southwest corner of James Bay.
about 480 miles from Ottawa.
From Moose Factory the Col"
onels plans call for a 750-mile
flight around the southern border
of Hudson Bay. to Churchill.
OutpOsts Are Scattered
Only a few scattered Outp0stS
of the Canadian Mounted Police
mark the territory over which
they will be flying when they
leave Churchill for Baker Lake,
a short hop of 800 miles from
Churchill.
Then comes the longest hop of
the flight, from Baker Lake to
Aklavik, up by the Arctic Circle.
In making this hop the Colonel
can fly over either Great Bear
Lake or the Beaufort Sea. The
little town of Aklavik, objective
of this leg of the flight. is at
the junction of the Husky and
Moose rivers.
From Aklavik the Colonel plans
two comparatively short hops of
$50 miles, to Point Barrow and
thence to Nome at the northwest
ern tip of the continent.
900 Miles Over Water
The longest over water jump
Of the flight will be encountered
from Nome to KaraginSk, Siberia.
This is regarded as the most
dangerous portion of the voyage.
1t Is almost certain that fog and
bad flying conditions will be en-
cOuntered on the 9OO-mile jump.
KaraginSk is on a small island
on the east coast Of Siberia.
Leaving Karaginsk the Colonel
will head for another town in
Russian territory, PetropavloSk,
$40 miles away on the Kan
chatka Peninsula.
From the peninsula Lindbergh
will fly south, passing over the
Kurile Islands and landing $50
miles distant on Nemuro. Nemuro
is the largest of the northern
islands of the japanese group.
Here the Colonel will pause and
refuel for the last planned hop,
that to Tokyo, 470 miles.
In Tokyo the Colonel will have
his plane gone over and make
preparations for his flight into
Chinese territory.