The Nome Nugget

SEATTLE-TOKYO
FLIGHT
FAILS
SECOND
ATTEMPT

SEATTLE
Aug.
2.
(AP)
Reg
Robbins
and
Harold Jones
took
off
in
the
"Fort
Worth"
Lockheed
plane
on
their
second
attempt
at
their
proposed
flight
from
Seattle
to
Tokyo,
without
a
stop,
at
7:02
A.M.
this
morning,
headed
for
Fairbanks.
along
the
inland
route.
They
expected
to
make
Fairbanks
in
eleven
twelve
hours.

Fairbanks,
Aug.
2.
(AP)
Reg.
Robbins
and
Harold Jones
arrived
over
Fairbanks at 5:50 P. M.,
Fairbanks
time. or
7:50 PM PST.
or
4:50
PM
Nome
time.
The
Ford
refueling
plane,
piloted
by
Jimmy Mattern
and
Nick
Greener
took off
immediately
after
their
arrival
to
give them 200
gallons
of
gas.

FAIRBANKS
Aug.
2.
(AP)
Within
twenty
five minutes
after
their
appearance
over
Fairbanks,
the
first
refueling
contact
was
made
between
the
Lockheed
and
the
Ford,
and
fully
completed.
The
Ford
then
returned
to
the
ground
to
fill
her
tanks
with
700
gallons
of
gas.
capacity
load.
The two
ships
then
slowed
down
to 80 or
90 miles an
hour and the
refueling
of
the
"Fort
Worth"
continued.
both
planes proceeding
westward.
the
Lockheed
followed
by
the
Ford.
Weather
reports
were
exchanged
which
showed
rain
at
Nome
with
fair
weather
at
Unalakleet
It
was
believed
here
that the fliers took the south
ern
route.

FAIRBANKS
Aug.
2.
(AP)
The
Fort
Worth
followed by the
refueler,
proceeded
toward
Unalakleet,
because
there
was
better
weather there than
at Nome.
Mattern, the pilot of the Ford,
said that one or more
contacts
would be made between
here and
Unalakleet,
transfering
another
200 gallons of gas.
The
planes
would then proceed outward from
Unalakleet and the refueler would
transfer the remainder ot the gas
load before returning to Unalakleet.
The weather bureau at Seattle
said indications were that the
fliers would have tail winds much
of the way
down the Siberian
coast and also along the Kurile
Islands. well toward, Tokyo.

Flight is Ended at Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS. Aug. 3. (AP)
Flash: The Lockheed plane, Fort
Worth, the flight ship, landed
here at 7:35 AM today.
FAIRBANKS. Aug. 3. (AP)
Later-Robbins and Jones explained
that they had become separated
from the refueling plane in
the heavy fog on the lower Yukon.
No word was received until some time late concerning
the whereabouts of the refueling
ship with Mattern and Greener
aboard. but news
finally
came
that they landed at Ruby.
Robbins said
he circled over
Fairbanks for three hours waiting
for the Ford refueler to show up
and make contact
in order to
still make the nonstop flight
Both Robbins and Jones
were
terribly disappointed, because the
weather was reported to be good
at Unalakleet and they could have
completed
refueling.
The fliers
never reached there.

Fort Worth. Texas. Aug. 3. (AP)-A wire was received by Mrs.
Reg.
Robbins
from her
husband
at Fairbanks.
saying:
"Don't
worry:. I will be home soon."