Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
DauntIess Airmen Sighted
Hour After Japanese 4op
Speeding East at 100
MiIes-an-Hour Clip.
LINDBERGH'S HAZARDOUS
ROUTE BEING FOLLOWED
4 ,465 Miles Must Be Covered to
Estab lish First Haltless Record.
Ship Has Failed Others-Carry
Heaviest Load Ever Attempted
by Single-Motored Craft.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September 8.-Trying
TO fly nonstop 4,465 miles across
the Pacific from Japan to Seattle
in a plane which had failed other
aviators twice in similar attempts,
Don Moyle, motor cycle salesman.
and c. A. Allen, former purveyor
OF washing machines. presumably
were we'll on their way today.
They took off from Samushiro
Beach, 375 miles north of here, at
$50 m. today $3.50 pm. Eastern
standard time. Monday with
1920 gallons of gasoline. one of
the heaviest fuel loads ever lifted
by Single-motored plane, and be-
gan what is considered perhaps
the most hazardous of all ocean
flight undertakings.
An hour and 10 minutes after the
take-o1 they were sighted of Point
Erlmo. HokEaido Island 40 miles from
Samushiro Beach having set 100
mile hour pace FOR the first stages
OF their trip. Their route as mapped
followed close to the Kurile Island
chain, that fUggy stretch which gave
81 much trouble recently 10 Col. and
Mis- Charles A. Llndbergh on their
flight TO Japan.
Keep to Seward.
However. aviation authorities said
Moyle and Allen probably would keen
we'll TO seward of the Island chain 70
avoid log and possible complications
which might arise il they passed over
any OF the fortified areas there. Thsy
were believed TO be heading in almost
bee line for Attu. the westernmost
island of the Aleutian chain. After they
had passed Point Erimo, Japan did not
hear from them again.
They carried no radio and their
course took them somewhat To the
north OF the steamship lane. Hence
there was little possibility OF their being
heard from until they approached the
American coast.
Moyle calculated the fight would
take SO TO ~ hours. depending on the
weather. This would take them into
Seattle between $50 and $50 am.
Wednesday ,6:30 and 1870 am. We'd
ne, day, Eastern Standard Time.
Orders Field Lighted.
He asked that airport officials in
Seattle keep the field lighted Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning, against
their Coming.
Reports today from the United
States quoted weather officials as pre-
dieting the ayiators would encounter
helpful winds over good part of their
Journey although admitting the wealth
I'll over the Aleutians would be by no
means ideal
The flyers estimated the 1.02O gal
Ions OF gasoline in the tanks OF their
plane would keep them in the air
~ hours. In addition. they crowded
so gallons of gasoline into the cockpit
TO give them fuel for two additional
hours flying. Moyle expected TO aver
age 100 miles an hour in the early
stages of the fight and a greater
speed as the ship became lighter
II they reach Seattle they will win
$4,000 offered by the Asshi. Toxic
newspaper, for the first nonstop flight
from Japan TO North America south OF
a given degree of latitude They will
not be eligible for the Seattle prize
OF similar size because they did not
take off winthin so miles of Toxic.
They started from remote beach
whose hard-paCked sandy surface pre-
Sents the only available runway of
sufficient length for such a heavily
load plane. The runway at KaSumi-
saura Airdrome near here is too short
The total weight OF their plane at
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