Evening star., 1933-07-20
Completes Flight Across Top
of World in Less Than Is
Hours-Has More Than
30-Hour Lead.
REFUSES TO TAKE REST
WHILE IN KHABAR0VSK
0klahoman Took Off From That
Airport at 9:5s, Eastern Stand
ard Time, Last Night, and
: Reached This Continent at 1:30
O'Clock This Afternoon.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 20 up.
Wiley Post, Oklahoma round
the-World flyer, passed over
Nome, Alaska, at 7:30 am.
Nome time) 1:3G pm, East
ern Standard, the United
States Army Signal Corps was
advised by its station there.
by the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 20.-Wiley Post be-
gan the long and arduous transpaciflc
hop of his world flight today when, 80
hours and Is minutes ahead of the
record he wants to beat. he hoped of
from Khaba rovsk, Siberia, for Alaska.
The stocky, daring Oklahoman ar
rived at the Eastern Siberia town at
3:45 am. today, Moscow time Gas
pm. Wednesday, Eastern standard
tine). from Rukhlovo, 700 miles away,
and was off again at 5:58 am. t9:5o
pm Eastern standard time), taking
lust . hours 13 minutes for refuehng
his plane, the Winnie Mae.
His haste eclipsed the speed of COM
munication facilities. and for several
hours news of his take-of from Rukh-
lovo and arrival at the Jumplng-oh
place was lacking.
Ahead of Record.
His relentless pace, even in the face
of almost complete exhaustion, was oc-
casioned by his intense desire to better
the mark he made in 1881 with Harold
Gatty over much the same route
He and Gatty we're 144 hours
,,,inl,+es out Of New York when they
started the transoceartc hop from
Khabarovsk; Post alone had an elapseu
time at that point OF only lis nours
post had seen his advantage Whitfield
down to only ~ minutes because oI
rain and fog that he encountered On
the trip from Moscow to NoVoslpilsh'
Siberia, and later from 1rkutsk 10
Pukhlovo. but he increased II oy tne
fast flight to Khabarovsk and tne Iact
he stayed there so short time, whereas
he ard Gatty were grounded at
Khabarovsk about day.
Post left Irkutsk, 400 miles west OF
1-habarcvsk. at 7 am. Moscow time,
and arrived at Rukhlovo at 2:32 pm,
Wednesday, Moscow time C6:32 am,
Eastern standard time). Bad weather
forced him down there-he had planned
10 continue to Blagoveshchensk-a
hi, plane was slightly damaged pe1ore
he arrived there.
Destination Undetermined.
He left Rukhlovo at 1925 pm. Wed
resdav Moscow time 1925 pm, Eas-
tern standard time), and landed at
TShabarcvsk at 3:45 am. today. Moscow
time (7:45 pm. wednesday, Eastern
standard time.).
Repcrts conflicted as to his exact
destination in Alaska, Nome or rair-
banks. 1t was considered most llheiy'
however. that Fairbanks was his on-
JeCtive
thn Winnie Mae brushed Scme Tree
tons because fog forced him to fly close
n the ground. but nevertheless he MADE
a perfect landing despite the danger.
He was very tired on arrival there, but
he decided to forego the much needed
rest in favor OF gaining time.
Anxiety was felt for his safety at that
point, for he was long overdue at
observation-disclosures He had announced
a plan, however. of going beyond the
latter place if weather conditions
cleared up.
Pest told newspaper correspondent
at Khabarovsk that he expected to cut
more than a full day from the 1881
record if all went well.
He explained that if he had had
more favorable weather over most OF
the distance from Berlin to Khabarovsk
he could have done even better.
Thunderstorms on Route.
The Oklahoman declared he hoped to
reach Nome 16 hours after leaving
Khabarovsll, but he did not say whether
he intended to halt there.
Post would not discuss the possibility
that he might encounter Jimmie. Mat
tern. who was rescued after his own
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