Word: planes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...series of minor themes which describe in detail how the Spirit of St. Louis was made ready for flight. Percussion instruments hum, rumble, roar to denote the spinning of the propeller. Brasses indicate the farewell hammering in mechanics. Gentler instruments soothingly interpret the pouring of oil. Then the plane soars to the screech of a fire engine siren. Storm, sleet ... a lyrical movement as the hero sights the mainland of Europe. Finally, triumphant orchestration. Herein ring fragments of "Dixie," "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Marseillaise," "Yankee Doodle...
Third Woman Lost. Vivian Jackson has been buried in Indianapolis. She was riding with Sergeant Ralph A. Gordon, Indiana National Guard, when his plane went into a tail spin, crashed. Her death was the third tragedy among women in two weeks: Mildred Doran, Dole Flight passenger, disappeared in the Pacific; at Youngstown, Ohio, Gladys Roy, girl stunt flyer, stepped into her whirling propeller...
Hearst. Mrs. William Randolph Hearst donned trousers and blouse, helmet and goggles, stepped into Lloyd Bertaud's Old Glory, which William Randolph Hearst is financing for a flight to Rome. From the plane she radioed her husband: "Flying over Long Island. I hope the boys reach Rome in Old Glory. I think this is a most wonderful ship. [Signed] Millicent." The Hearst press reported the event widely, including pictures of Mrs Hearst in overalls, blouse, goggles, helmet...
...stunt flyer; advertising flyer; flying scout for the Prohibition service; small airport proprietor; he sought backing for a New York-to-Paris flight this year. He failed. Soon he appeared in Brunswick, Ga. To the merchants of that town he put his proposition. He would fly a plane alone to Rio de Janeiro, 4,600 miles, farther than any man had flown without touching the world. The merchants accepted, financed a Stinson Detroiter monoplane, similar to the plane in which Edward F. Schlee and William...
Down the beach sands at Brunswick, Ga., the plane started. It roared, rushed along, stopped. It was wheeled back and tried again. This time it cleared the sand, mounted easily and soon was a narrowing speck to the southward...