Veteran built from two damaged planes in Southern Cross saga
New York AP report recounts Captain Charles Kingsford Smith selecting and rebuilding the Southern Cross for long flights from California to Australia and back to London in 1928. The monoplane used components from two Fokkers once tied to Captain George Wilkins, with three Wright Whirlwind motors and Byrd inspired dump valves.
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Charles Kingsford-Smith
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Southern Cross
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London
George H. Wilkins
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Alaska
Kingsford-Smith
France
Royal Flying Corps
Fire damages City Service Company's roadster and car oil fire
A City Service Company roadster called Eleventh and 6th streets caught fire, damaging a spare. the blaze spread from a gas tank and was driven by a second alarm at Ninth and Vermont streets where oil in a car owned by M. P. Wu smoked. No injuries reported.
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Nebraska City youths reach St Joseph by river float
Jack Cave and Merce Davis of Nebraska City arrived in St Joseph Mo after floating down the Missouri River on motor car inner tubes. They left their home destination, carried five extra inner tubes for emergencies, and resumed their journey after lunch. Blouses with cuffs outside coats draw note in Paris fashion column. In St Louis, Gabby Street and Ray Blades were suspended three days for argument with an umpire in a St Louis Philadelphia game.
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Bert Rosecrans
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St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Blades
John A. Heydler
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