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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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The giant German DO-X seaplane postponed its transatlantic takeoff from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, on Feb. 3 due to rough waters at Bahia-Gando, delaying from Tuesday to Wednesday. It arrived Saturday from Lisbon; next stops include Cape Verde Islands, Fernando do Noronha, Natal, Rio de Janeiro, and New York.
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Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Feb. 3.(AP)--After several attempts to get into the air in continuation of its flight across the Atlantic, officers of the DO-X, giant German seaplane, had suspended their flight Tuesday until Wednesday. The plane taxied Monday from near Las Palmas to Bahia-Gando, but even there the water was too rough Tuesday for the takeoff.
The next lap of the flight will be from here to the Cape Verde Islands, the plane continuing from there to Fernando do Noronha, Natal, Rio de Janeiro and New York. The DO-X came here Saturday from Lisbon.
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Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Event Date
Feb. 3
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flight suspended tuesday until wednesday due to rough water
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After several attempts to get into the air in continuation of its flight across the Atlantic, officers of the DO-X, giant German seaplane, had suspended their flight Tuesday until Wednesday. The plane taxied Monday from near Las Palmas to Bahia-Gando, but even there the water was too rough Tuesday for the takeoff. The next lap of the flight will be from here to the Cape Verde Islands, the plane continuing from there to Fernando do Noronha, Natal, Rio de Janeiro and New York. The DO-X came here Saturday from Lisbon.