Rodgers' Fruits of Glory Lost in Death As Pacific Flight Is Held World Record
An international body declined to credit the full distance of the late aviator's Pacific flight, because no disinterested observers saw the plane come down at the point where it was forced down for lack of fuel. The reduced mileage still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance, from San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, and would be superseded by a projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, a distance of 2,094 statute miles, if made with no stop.
statute miles, or at a point where the plane was forced down for lack of fuel. Because no disinterested observers saw the plane land at that point on the Pacific, the international body could not grant the record.
Even though the total mileage flown by the late aviator has been reduced, it still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance. The projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, if accomplished without a stop, will supercede this record, as the distance covered will be 2,094 statute miles.
The official record for Comdr. Rodgers reads: "Distance (airline) (United States), Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., and Lieut. Byron Connell, PN-9, 2 Packard 1-A-1500, 500 horsepower each. San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, August 31, September 1, 1925, 2,963 kilometers, 1,841 statute miles."
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
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Rodgers' Fruits of Glory Lost in Death As Pacific Flight Is Held World Record
An international body declined to credit the full distance of the late aviator's Pacific flight, because no disinterested observers saw the plane come down at the point where it was forced down for lack of fuel. The reduced mileage still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance, from San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, and would be superseded by a projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, a distance of 2,094 statute miles, if made with no stop.
statute miles, or at a point where the plane was forced down for lack of fuel. Because no disinterested observers saw the plane land at that point on the Pacific, the international body could not grant the record.
Even though the total mileage flown by the late aviator has been reduced, it still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance. The projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, if accomplished without a stop, will supercede this record, as the distance covered will be 2,094 statute miles.
The official record for Comdr. Rodgers reads: "Distance (airline) (United States), Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., and Lieut. Byron Connell, PN-9, 2 Packard 1-A-1500, 500 horsepower each. San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, August 31, September 1, 1925, 2,963 kilometers, 1,841 statute miles."
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Rodgers' Fruits of Glory Lost in Death As Pacific Flight Is Held World Record
An international body declined to credit the full distance of the late aviator's Pacific flight, because no disinterested observers saw the plane come down at the point where it was forced down for lack of fuel. The reduced mileage still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance, from San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, and would be superseded by a projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, a distance of 2,094 statute miles, if made with no stop.
statute miles, or at a point where the plane was forced down for lack of fuel. Because no disinterested observers saw the plane land at that point on the Pacific, the international body could not grant the record.
Even though the total mileage flown by the late aviator has been reduced, it still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance. The projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, if accomplished without a stop, will supercede this record, as the distance covered will be 2,094 statute miles.
The official record for Comdr. Rodgers reads: "Distance (airline) (United States), Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., and Lieut. Byron Connell, PN-9, 2 Packard 1-A-1500, 500 horsepower each. San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, August 31, September 1, 1925, 2,963 kilometers, 1,841 statute miles."
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Rodgers' Fruits of Glory Lost in Death As Pacific Flight Is Held World Record
An international body declined to credit the full distance of the late aviator's Pacific flight, because no disinterested observers saw the plane come down at the point where it was forced down for lack of fuel. The reduced mileage still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance, from San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, and would be superseded by a projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, a distance of 2,094 statute miles, if made with no stop.
statute miles, or at a point where the plane was forced down for lack of fuel. Because no disinterested observers saw the plane land at that point on the Pacific, the international body could not grant the record.
Even though the total mileage flown by the late aviator has been reduced, it still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance. The projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, if accomplished without a stop, will supercede this record, as the distance covered will be 2,094 statute miles.
The official record for Comdr. Rodgers reads: "Distance (airline) (United States), Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., and Lieut. Byron Connell, PN-9, 2 Packard 1-A-1500, 500 horsepower each. San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, August 31, September 1, 1925, 2,963 kilometers, 1,841 statute miles."
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Rodgers' Fruits of Glory Lost in Death As Pacific Flight Is Held World Record
An international body declined to credit the full distance of the late aviator's Pacific flight, because no disinterested observers saw the plane come down at the point where it was forced down for lack of fuel. The reduced mileage still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance, from San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, and would be superseded by a projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, a distance of 2,094 statute miles, if made with no stop.
statute miles, or at a point where the plane was forced down for lack of fuel. Because no disinterested observers saw the plane land at that point on the Pacific, the international body could not grant the record.
Even though the total mileage flown by the late aviator has been reduced, it still stands as a world seaplane record for airline distance. The projected Navy PN-10 flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Colon, Panama Canal, if accomplished without a stop, will supercede this record, as the distance covered will be 2,094 statute miles.
The official record for Comdr. Rodgers reads: "Distance (airline) (United States), Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., and Lieut. Byron Connell, PN-9, 2 Packard 1-A-1500, 500 horsepower each. San Pablo Bay, Calif., to near Hawaii, August 31, September 1, 1925, 2,963 kilometers, 1,841 statute miles."
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, October 20, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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