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August 6, 1930
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Captain Frank Hawks lands in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 6 to refuel during his transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, aiming to break the east-to-west speed record despite storms. He reports headwinds but expects tailwinds ahead and plans a 15-hour journey.
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HAWKS DASHING ACROSS U. S. IN RECORD ATTEMPT
Hopes To Fly Around Storms Which Are Ahead Of Him.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Aug. 6. (U.P.) Captain Frank Hawks landed here at 1:30 p. m., M.S.T., today, to refuel for the final two laps of his transcontinental flight in which he hopes to establish a new speed record. He left New York at 2 a. m., P.S.T., and when he landed here was 660 miles by airline from Los Angeles, his goal.
Storms lay ahead of him, and he left with the intention of flying around them if he could. The particular point he wanted to avoid was Gallup, N. M., 150 miles west, where weather reports indicated he might encounter difficulty.
Hawks reported he had experienced bad weather on most of his trip from New York. He flew into Albuquerque just before a thunder storm burst.
He still was confident of lowering the east to west speed record.
Hawks took off from Roosevelt field, New York, this morning and made the hop to Wichita from St. Louis, leaving the latter point at 9:31 a. m., C.S.T.
His cruising speed was about 150 miles an hour from New York but he expects to better this time from here to Los Angeles, as he has been meeting headwinds. Tail winds are predicted for the rest of the journey.
Hawks was confident of making the westward continental journey in 15 hours.
The flyer paused at St. Louis only long enough to refuel and zoomed westward again at 11:45 a. m., C.S.T.
The present transcontinental speed record is held by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who flew from Los Angeles to New York last Easter with one stop in 14 hours and 21 minutes.
Lieut. Col. Roscoe Turner holds the non-stop speed mark from east to west, which is 18 hours and 40 minutes. Hawks himself possesses the non-stop record in the opposite direction.
Hawks hopes to cover Turner's time on the present trip. After reaching Los Angeles he will remain a few days and then start back east on a flight which he hopes will break the Lindbergh record.
His new Travelair monoplane is powered with a 300 horsepower motor, capable of a top speed of 250 miles an hour.
Hopes To Fly Around Storms Which Are Ahead Of Him.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Aug. 6. (U.P.) Captain Frank Hawks landed here at 1:30 p. m., M.S.T., today, to refuel for the final two laps of his transcontinental flight in which he hopes to establish a new speed record. He left New York at 2 a. m., P.S.T., and when he landed here was 660 miles by airline from Los Angeles, his goal.
Storms lay ahead of him, and he left with the intention of flying around them if he could. The particular point he wanted to avoid was Gallup, N. M., 150 miles west, where weather reports indicated he might encounter difficulty.
Hawks reported he had experienced bad weather on most of his trip from New York. He flew into Albuquerque just before a thunder storm burst.
He still was confident of lowering the east to west speed record.
Hawks took off from Roosevelt field, New York, this morning and made the hop to Wichita from St. Louis, leaving the latter point at 9:31 a. m., C.S.T.
His cruising speed was about 150 miles an hour from New York but he expects to better this time from here to Los Angeles, as he has been meeting headwinds. Tail winds are predicted for the rest of the journey.
Hawks was confident of making the westward continental journey in 15 hours.
The flyer paused at St. Louis only long enough to refuel and zoomed westward again at 11:45 a. m., C.S.T.
The present transcontinental speed record is held by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who flew from Los Angeles to New York last Easter with one stop in 14 hours and 21 minutes.
Lieut. Col. Roscoe Turner holds the non-stop speed mark from east to west, which is 18 hours and 40 minutes. Hawks himself possesses the non-stop record in the opposite direction.
Hawks hopes to cover Turner's time on the present trip. After reaching Los Angeles he will remain a few days and then start back east on a flight which he hopes will break the Lindbergh record.
His new Travelair monoplane is powered with a 300 horsepower motor, capable of a top speed of 250 miles an hour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Adventure
Journey
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Transcontinental Flight
Speed Record
Frank Hawks
Aviation Adventure
Weather Challenges
Monoplane
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Frank Hawks
Col. And Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
Lieut. Col. Roscoe Turner
Where did it happen?
Transcontinental U.S., Albuquerque N.M., New York To Los Angeles
Story Details
Key Persons
Captain Frank Hawks
Col. And Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
Lieut. Col. Roscoe Turner
Location
Transcontinental U.S., Albuquerque N.M., New York To Los Angeles
Event Date
Aug. 6
Story Details
Captain Frank Hawks attempts a record-breaking transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, refueling in Albuquerque amid storms, confident of beating existing records held by Lindbergh and Turner with his high-speed monoplane.