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...first congress of transocean flyers, flew Capt. George ("Yurga") Endres in the Lockheed Justice for Hungary which he flew from the U. S. last year. Just before the take-off Capt. Alexander Magyar, his transatlantic flying companion with whom Capt. Endres later quarreled, withdrew from the Rome jaunt. In his place went Capt. Julius Bittay. Arrived over Littorio Airport the plane went into a sideslip, unaccountably crashed. Before the eyes of other famed airmen gathered to greet them, Flyers Endres and Bittay died in flames...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: For Hungary | 5/30/1932 | See Source »

...maps, books, artists' materials, guns, ammunition, field glasses, compasses, sound picture equipment, botanical, taxidermy, archaeological, meteorological and geological supplies & equipment, wireless sets, a kitchen, an electric power plant, suitcases, shoe boxes, beds, tents, washstands, folding chairs, three-legged stools and a shower bath & water closet. For such a jaunt there must be comfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: All Over Asia | 2/22/1932 | See Source »

Dates with the half dozen eligibles on the campus are necessarily at a premium, and when week-ends come around all manner of conveyances begin their thirty mile jaunt up the peninsula to San Francisco...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAY IS STILL HARVESTED ON STANFORD CAMPUS | 11/28/1931 | See Source »

...perk up a jaded appetite, Participation at one of these windy afternoon contests between the diminutive, perhaps, House teams, is fun for all, even if there is fear of getting knocked over by the stakesmen when someone transports the ball on a history-making jaunt. Participation of the present will serve to mould the spirit of the future...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/24/1931 | See Source »

...real purpose of the Lindberghs' flight was to chart an international mail route such as was pictured several months ago by Second Assistant Postmaster General Glover upon his return from a visit in Canada. This was vehemently denied by Lindbergh, but it was recalled that his "pleasure jaunt" two years ago around the Caribbean shortly preceded the opening of new routes by Pan American Airways, Inc. with which he is associated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Biggests | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

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