Word: flights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Coolidge sent a message to the Army Aviators about to leave Seattle on their world flight: "More than 400 years ago men first circumnavigated the world. . . . You are going to demonstrate the practicability of making such a voyage by air. Before another 400 years this may be the safest and most comfortable...
...service began between Manchester and Belfast. By slipping a half-crown into a slot machine on the airliners, it is possible to obtain a double whisky and soda. One question raised is whether it will be legal to operate this ingenious device before "taking off"; another, whether, while in flight over a certain area, the liquor-sales hours of that area will apply to the plane...
...huge Vickers Amphibian left the waters of the Calshot airdrome near Southampton for a flight of 25,000 miles 'round the world. Squadron Leader A. Stuart MacLaren, Flying Officer J. Prenderleigh and Sergeant Andrews had a telegram from the King, enthusiastic plaudits from the crowd, loud shouts of "Beat the Yanks!" to speed them on their way. As the amphibian soared above Southampton, a huge fleet of vessels of all descriptions, including several transatlantic liners, filled the air with shrill siren blasts...
...sense, of course. There is no race between the American and British airmen. Colonel L. E. Broome, advance agent of the British expedition, had indeed suggested a race. But General Patrick, U. S. Chief of Air Service, very wisely refused to accept the challenge. To speed the American flight would seriously strain the equipment and increase the hazard of our gallant officers...
Lieutenants M. L. Elliot and Homer B. Chandler made a record flight from Buffalo to Mineola, L. I. With a favorable wind of 40 miles an hour, they covered the 310 miles in 2 hours, 21 minutes, averaging nearly 150 miles an hour. Flying south of Binghamton, at a height of 6,000 feet, the officers encountered a flock of Canadian geese flying north in "V" formation. The flock broke into circular formation just in time to avoid collision. Had they struck the plane, it is probable that no damage would have resulted-except to the geese. But the propeller...