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Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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Navy seaplane PN-1 reached halfway on non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii on Sept. 1; companion plane disabled 300 miles out, awaiting tow by Destroyer William Jones.
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Giant Seaplane Has Covered 1,100 Miles; One Falls 300 Miles Out At Sea
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. -
The navy seaplane PN-1 attempting a non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii, had completed more than half of its journey of 1,100 nautical miles at 6 o'clock this morning.
With half of its voyage to Hawaii completed, the flagship of the two seaplanes, which took off from San Francisco Bay was winging its way westward today. The other plane was afloat on the surface of the Pacific ocean 300 miles from Frisco, with the Destroyer William Jones standing by to take the disabled plane in tow.
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San Francisco
Event Date
Sept. 1
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one seaplane completed more than half of its 1,100 nautical mile journey; the other seaplane disabled and afloat 300 miles from san francisco, with destroyer william jones standing by to tow it.
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The navy seaplane PN-1, flagship of two seaplanes attempting a non-stop flight from San Francisco Bay to Hawaii, had completed more than half of its 1,100 nautical mile journey at 6 o'clock this morning and was continuing westward. The other plane was afloat on the Pacific Ocean 300 miles from Frisco.