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...Carl Ben Eielson, who flew the Arctic with Sir George Hubert Wilkins. Both are in Antarctica now, preparing to return to the U. S. after flights in Graham Land. Australia: Capt. Charles E. Kingsford-Smith, who flew the Southern Cross from the U. S. to Australia. England: Harold ("Bert") Kinkier, solo from England to Australia. Spain...
Capt. Charles F. Kingsford-Smith and Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm, Australians, with Capt. Harry W. Lyon and James Warner, of the U. S., lingered curiously, glanced at their watches. Behind them were 5,538 miles of the vast Pacific. Before them lay "Aussie"*and safety and, for two of them, secure places in the list of illustrious Australian airmen. They thought of Wilkins, warming his hands after spanning the roof of the world (TIME, April 30); they thought of Bert Hinkler, lone voyager in an incredibly tiny plane (TIME, March 5); they thought back to Sir Ross Smith, pioneer...
...Southern Cross flew across 7,300 miles of water, 500 miles of land in ten days, in 89 flying hours. Modest Kingsford-Smith landing at Sydney behind schedule (one day), apologized. Rewards came quickly: $25,000 from proud grateful "Aussie"; the Southern Cross, the gift of its owner G. Allen Hancock, Los Angeles financier...
...last week's plane were four men: Capt. Charles F. Kingsford-Smith, commander, organizer; Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm, copilot; Capt. Harry W. Lyon, navigator ; James Warner, radio operator. They made the 2,400-mile hop from Oakland Airport, Calif., to Wheeler Field, Honolulu, in 27 hrs., 28 min.-having no trouble except that they thought they were going to run out of gasoline. Their plane, called the Southern Cross, is a Fokker monoplane equipped with three Wright Whirlwind motors...
GEORGE Y. KINGSFORD...