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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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17-year-old Murray B. Dilley Jr. from Kansas City aims to win $1,000 by being the first youth under 18 to fly transcontinentally from San Francisco to New York in a Swallow biplane, demonstrating aviation as a 'youth's game.'
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Kansas City, Kan.--(AP)--To demonstrate that aviation is "a youth's game," Murray B. Dilley Jr., 17-year-old flier, will attempt a flight from San Francisco to New York, seeking a $1,000 prize offered by the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation to the first youth of 18 years or less to make a transcontinental flight.
The son of an army captain and a senior in high school, young Dilley learned to fly at an aviation school here. He has had considerable experience in the air.
Dilley will fly a Swallow biplane, manufactured at Wichita, Kan. His cross-country trip will include stops at Sacramento, Reno, Elko, Salt Lake City, Rock Springs, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Denver, North Platte, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York.
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From San Francisco To New York, With Stops At Sacramento, Reno, Elko, Salt Lake City, Rock Springs, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Denver, North Platte, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
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17-year-old high school senior Murray B. Dilley Jr., son of an army captain, who learned to fly in Kansas City, will attempt a transcontinental flight from San Francisco to New York in a Swallow biplane to win a $1,000 prize offered by the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation for the first youth of 18 years or less to complete such a flight.