Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Foreign News
June 15, 1927
The Elkins Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Commander Richard E. Byrd plans a trans-Atlantic flight to Paris, with flexible extensions possibly to South America, Europe, Asia, Tokyo, and across the Pacific to Honolulu, subject to backer Rodman Wanamaker's approval. Reported June 15 from New York.
Clipping
OCR Quality
92%
Excellent
Full Text
COMMANDER BYRD'S PLANS ARE INDEFINITE
MAY HOP ACROSS TO SOUTH AMERICA FROM PARIS
NEW YORK, June 15,-(AP)-The New York Evening Post says today that Commander Richard E. Byrd, who is expected to hop off soon for a trans-Atlantic flight, has such elastic plans for guiding his Fokker monoplane after it leaves American shores that he may even cross Europe and the Pacific ocean before he ends his trip.
Byrd the paper says, it was informed by him, "will not consider his task ended when he lands at Le Bourget.
He may hop across to South America and across Europe and Asia to Tokio, flying the Pacific with a pause at Honolulu.
"All these plans, however," the paper says "Are subject to the approval of Rodman Wanamaker." Wanamaker is the backer of the flight.
"By necessity," the Evening Post quoted Commander Byrd as saying.
"Any plans for an extended flight from the objective-Paris-must be tentative."
MAY HOP ACROSS TO SOUTH AMERICA FROM PARIS
NEW YORK, June 15,-(AP)-The New York Evening Post says today that Commander Richard E. Byrd, who is expected to hop off soon for a trans-Atlantic flight, has such elastic plans for guiding his Fokker monoplane after it leaves American shores that he may even cross Europe and the Pacific ocean before he ends his trip.
Byrd the paper says, it was informed by him, "will not consider his task ended when he lands at Le Bourget.
He may hop across to South America and across Europe and Asia to Tokio, flying the Pacific with a pause at Honolulu.
"All these plans, however," the paper says "Are subject to the approval of Rodman Wanamaker." Wanamaker is the backer of the flight.
"By necessity," the Evening Post quoted Commander Byrd as saying.
"Any plans for an extended flight from the objective-Paris-must be tentative."
What sub-type of article is it?
Aviation Expedition
Transatlantic Flight
What keywords are associated?
Byrd Flight
Transatlantic
Le Bourget
South America
Pacific
Fokker Monoplane
Rodman Wanamaker
What entities or persons were involved?
Commander Richard E. Byrd
Rodman Wanamaker
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
June 15
Key Persons
Commander Richard E. Byrd
Rodman Wanamaker
Event Details
Commander Richard E. Byrd plans to fly his Fokker monoplane from America to Le Bourget, Paris, with tentative extensions possibly across to South America, then Europe and Asia to Tokyo, and across the Pacific with a stop at Honolulu. Plans are elastic and subject to approval by backer Rodman Wanamaker.