The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-01-07
AERONAUTICS

Jan. 5-Twelve Italian planes started
transatlantie fight from Portuguese
Jam. fen Of the italian planes
reached Natal, Brazil; two forced
Jan. 11-Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieut..
Jan. 31-Big German flying boat DO
X flew from Lisbon to Canary islands
on transatlantic flight.
April Harmon trophy presented to
Mai. James H. Doolittle for his blind
May 27-Prof August Picard Of
Brussels and an assistant made bal
in sealed aluminium ball; landed in
Austria Tyrol after reaching record
altitude of $500 feet.
June German flying boat DO-X
nando Noronha. Brazil. in IL hours Is
June 2s-wiley Post and Harold
Gatty hoped off from Harbor Grace.
Chester. England, and proceeded to
Berlin on way around world.
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis left
Harbor Grace on flight to Copen-
June zs-Hillig and Hoiriis landed at
Crefeld. Germany.
July Post and Gatty landed at
Roosevelt field, Long Island, having
completed the flight around the world
in S days. Is hours and 81 minutes.
July 15-George Endres and Alex
started from Harbor Grace, N. F.. on
flight to Budapest.
July 16-Endres and Magyar landed
II miles from Budapest.
Pangborn took off from New York on
flight to Moscow: Russell Boardman
and John Polando started from New
York on flight to Turkey.
Washington on air tour to Japan.
July 29-Herndon and Pangborn
landed in Wales, went on to London
and started again for Moscow
landed in Istanbul. setting new nom
stop distance record.
Aug. 14-Lindberghs landed at Kar-
agin island, Kamchatka.
Aug. 27-DO-X, hig German flying
boat, arrived at New York.
Aug. 2S-National air races opened
at Cleveland, Ohio.
Sept. Graf Zeppelin reached Bra
Sept. Jimmy Doolitt1e flew from
Los Angeles to New York in II Y hours.
Sept. Lowell Bayles won Thomp-
s sDeed sFU of ass niles am hour
Sept. 8-Don Moyle and C. A. Allen
started from Samushiro, Japan, on nom
stop flight to Seattle.
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Sept, is-Lieuts. J. N. Boothman and
G. H. Stainforth won Schneider cup
permanently for Great Britain. the lat.
Sept. 16-Moyle and Allen found alive
and safe on island off Kamchatka.
Sept. 2saaNavy dirigible Akron made
drst test flight successfully.
Oct. 4-Pangborn and Herndon start
ed nonstop flight from Japan to United
States.
ing first continuous flight from Japan
to United States and winning $4,000
prize.
from Natal, Brazil, to Africa.
Nov. 26-Hinkler landed in British
Gambia, West Africa, completing first
eastward fight across the South At
lantic.
Dec. 5-Lowell R. Bayles killed at
Detroit in attempt to set new speed
DISASTERS
Jan. 3-About 10 persons killed by
typhoon in the Philippines:
Jan. 14-Oaxaca City, Mexico, wrecked
by earthquake; many killed.
Feb. S-Cities of Napier and Hast
Feb. 16-One hundred Chinese
drowned when steamer sank In Pearl
river.
March 7-Earthquake in the Balkans
killed $50 and wrecked many towns.
March 31-Knute Rockne, NotYe
Dame football coach and seven others
killed in T. A. T. Western Express
liner crash near Bazaar. Kan.
City of Managua. Nicaragua. ruined
by earthquake: loo dead.
April 29-Earthquake in Transcau-
casia killed nearly 400.
Nav 25-Forty-seven killed by fire
in gold mine in Kolar fields, India.
June 9-British submarine sunk in
collision near Weihaiwei, China; "a men
lost.
June 14-French excursion steamer
capsized near st. NaZaire; about 500
lives lost.
June 22-Ten million dollar fire in
st. John, N. B.
Aug. 21-Flood Of Yangtse river
drowned 100000 and threatened de-
struction of Hankow.
Aug. 27-Thousands reported killed
by earthquake in Baluchistan.
Aug. 30-Terrible floods north of
Yangchow, China, resulted from break
ing of Grand canal dykes; 10000
drowned.