United States Army Aviators Prepare For World Flight Start
United States Army Air Service plans a around the world flight beginning March 17 from Douglas aircraft plant. Major Martin leads a route via California Oregon Washington to Seattle with stops across Alaska Asia and Europe and a hoped August completion to test long distance endurance and commercial airway feasibility.
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United States Army
Martin
Santa Monica
Calif
United States Army Round
Douglas
United States Army Air Service
Air Service
United States
Globe
Fresno
Stockton
Sacramento
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Round the World Flyers Set for Hop Off
A military planning group led by Maj. Frederick L. Martin designs the first air circumnavigation. Key figures include Lieuts. Lowell H. Smith Erik H Nelson Leigh Wade and pilots Leslie Arnold and Claire Schulze as alternates, with committee members detailing routes maps and equipment.
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Chief of the
Air Service
Frederick L. Martin
Lowell H. Smith
Erik H. Nelson
Leigh Wade
Martin
Smith
Nelson
Wade
Leslie P. Arnold
Claire E. Schulze
U. S. Army
Santa Monica
Cal
Ogden
A H. Turner
A S Hardy
E K Nelson
L P Arnold
Lowell Smith
Lieut. Richter
Lieut
Eric H. Nelson
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Curtiss Airplane Company
Army Air Service
Gulf To Pacific
New York
Nome
Alaska
San Antonio
Porto Rico
Cassopellc, Mich
Biographical Sketches of Personnel MAJ Frederick L Martin
Biographical sketches detail Major Frederick L Martin born November 26 1882 in Indiana. He graduated from Purdue with mechanical engineering and advanced to army air service major after coast artillery service.
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Frederick L. Martin
Martin
Indiana
Purdue University
Coast Artillery Corps
Army Air Service
Coast Artillery School
Aviation Service
Washington
D. C
Bolling Field
Anacostia
Carlstrom Field
Arcadia
Fla
San Antonio
Texas
Air Service Technical School
Chanute Field
Ranoul, Ill
Lowell H. Smith
Smith
Santa Barbara
Calif
America
Aviation
Signal Corps
Regular Army
England
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
California
Lieut. Smith
Army
Liberty Engine Builders
St. Louis
Flying Equipment for Major Marlin World Cruiser Plan
The Douglas world cruiser type aircraft designed by Donald Douglas is built at Santa Monica California with duralumin fuselage wings of wood and fabric. It is equipped for water or land operations with interchangeable wheels and pontoons and features a 400 horsepower Liberty engine.
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Langley Field
Major Marlin
Donald Douglas
Douglas Company
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas
United States
Erik H. Nelson
Air Service
Douglas Airplane
J Feat. Nelson
World flight plans outline six division route
The air service maps a six division around the world from Washington to Attu, Nagasaki, Calcutta, Constantinople, Hull, and back to Washington. Advance officers will scout landing facilities, weather, and transport links, with depots established for fuel and supplies along the way.
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Seattle
Prince Rupert
B. C
Sitka
Alaska
Cordova
Seward
Chignik
Akutan
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Nazan
Island of Atka
Chicagoff
Island of Attu
Paramushimu Island
Kuriles
Bettobu
Akkeshie
Yeza
Japan
Allahabad
India
Delhi
Multan
Karachi
Chahbar
Persia
Bandar
Abbas
Bushir
Bagdad
Hinaidi
Mesopotamia
Aleppo
Haleb
Syria
Konia
Turkey
San Stefano
Belgrade
Serbia
Vienna
Austria
Birassbourg
Germany
Paris
France
London
England
Hull
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Thorshavn
Faroe Islands
Raykjaviki
Iceland
Angsalik
Greenland
Avigtut
Rigollett
Hamilton Inlet
Labrador
Indian Harbor
Mingan
Quebec
Montreal
Flyers
New York
Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
Ill
Los Angeles
Air Service
Denmark
United States
D. C
Attu Island
Aleutian
Nagasaki
Calcutta
Constantinople
Paramishiro Island
Kurile Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Grenland
Canada
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United Press
Chief of Air Service
William F. Volandt
St. Clair Streett
Robert J. Brown, Jr
Clarence E. Crumrine
Elmer E. Adler
Ehlers
Berea
CNTL
Michigan National Guard
Royal Air Force
Toronto
A. E.F
120Th Aero Squadron
McCook Field
American Air Service
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
Arnold
New Haven
Conn
Princeton University
Issoudun
Trent
LE Claire Dewsculze
University of California
Leland Stanford University
Tours
Italy
Third Aviation Instruction Center
Lieut. Schulze
West Indies
Washington, D.C
Columbia
Aleutian Islands
Tokyo
Asia Minor
Europe
Keyport
N. J
Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
American Business
F. P. Small
American Express Company
American Express
Lieut. C. BE. Crumline
Clifford C. Nutt
Philippine Islands
China
Great Britain
Lieut. Streett
Lients
Crumrine
United States Coast Guard
Aleutian Group
Amarillo Art School
Polk
Beckwith Plumbing CO
F. M. Lefforge Insurance
Office Bivins
Collins Drug Co
Amarillo College of Music
Panhandle
Miam
Collin
Emil F. Myer
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