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Riddick's 5000 Mile Sky Record Flight Ends in Washington
Merrill K. Riddick, Montana aviator and son of Congressman Carl W. Riddick, completed a 5000 mile journey touching south to east and north to west before arriving in Washington. His Standard aircraft required engine work after the trip, but he planned to pursue passenger service.
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Merrill Riddick
Montana
John Lineham
Lineham
International Nine
Merrill K., Riddick
Carl W. Riddick
Washington
Bolling Field
Army
M. F. Scanlon
Riddick
Texas
Chicago
Scanlon
Harry Gessford
Gessford
Dayton-Wright Company
Dayton
Ohio
Gary
Ind
Valparaiso
Hamlet
Monroeville
Indiana
Kenton
Wheeling
W. Va
Old Sol
Old Concord
Merrill KX
Lewistown
West Virginia
Massachusetts Avenue
Ures
Dent Place
Carl Riddick
New York
Atlantic
Hudson
New York Bay
New Jersey
Delaware
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
College Park
France