Word: tucumcari
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...However, it faded from my view in what appeared to be the vicinity of Tucumcari...
...whole night (between Indianapolis and Tucumcari gravestones in New Mexico) they flew with a compass as their sole guide. Crossing Arizona in the morning and flying low to get their bearings anew, they piloted their Fokker T-2 in a country of forests, ravines and canyons, treacherous air currents, and at one point flew most dangerously between the walls of a deep canyon. Yet they pronounced their flight " humdrum," and landed in perfect condition-except for hearing slightly affected by the continuous roar of the motor...