Word: bienaim
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...second day news of Bienaimé's descent put him out of the reckoning and the race was actually between the U. S. and Belgium. On the third day Van Orman, piloting the Goodyear III, dropped into the Atlantic after covering 441.18 miles. He and his equipment were saved by the German ship Vaterland. Next came the news that De Muyter had landed at Quemper in France, having covered a distance of 422.54 miles. It was thought that the American's landing in the sea disqualified him and it seemed certain that the Belgian would be awarded...