Word: maughan
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Dayton, Ohio. At 7:05 A. M. Eastern standard time Maughan landed for repairs to a gasoline pipe. At 8:15 he "took...
...Joseph, Mo. At 10:53 A.M. c.s.t., Lieutenant Maughan landed, ate some chicken sandwiches, drank a glass of milk, left...
North Platte, Neb. At 1:30 P. M. Mountain time, Maughan landed to take on gasoline. At 1:34 he "hopped...
Lieutenant Maughan got up, dressed, went to the mess, called for scrambled eggs, bacon and toast, wandered about nibbling a cantaloupe...
After breakfast he was driven to the sheds. Mechanics were busy wheeling the twelve-cylinder Girtiss aeroplane out of its hangar. The engine was tested; it ran perfectly. Maughan donned his parachute, climbed into the machine. A few seconds later he signalled to the mechanics to pull away the chocks, he opened the throttle, the engine roared, the 200 early-rising spectators screamed a parting welcome. The aeroplane ran along the ground for a short distance and then soared majestically heavenward as dawn began to dispel the gloom...