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King Gustav of Sweden, through his Ambassador at Washington, asked the State Department whether Congress could be induced to pass a bill authorizing one of the U. S. world fliers to accept from him the Order of the Sword. The flier chosen for this honor is Lieut. Eric Nelson...
Lieutenant Wade has been lecturing for the Air Service since the arrival of the Round the World fliers last fall, explaining the adventures of the epoch making expedition. So far he has visited those cities which the squadron touched on its flight, and the tour will continue until the end of the month, when he will report back to Washington for active flying duty. Lieutenant Arnold, companion of the Army flier on the trip, was at first scheduled to speak also at the Union tonight, but he has unavoidably been prevented from including Boston in his itinerary...
Lieutenant Wade was a member of the expedition from its start last summer to its finish when the planes arrived at Washington in September. He was extremely fortunate in the matter of accidents until the fateful last lap of the trip, when the Army flier attempted to span the Atlantic by the way of Iceland and Greenland...
Lieut. John A. Macready, veteran U. S. Army flier, has added another achievement to his long record of wonderful flights and adventures. With...
MacLaren, British flier, half way across India last week, was forced down in Rajputana. His engine was so damaged that he needed three days before going on. The American world fliers were at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, awaiting Commander F. L. Martin who was still at Chignik, the last stopping-point on the American continent. They have travelled a few hundred miles less than MacLaren, but they have almost covered the worst part of their itinerary and will now head to milder, southern climes. MacLaren's worst troubles...