Northwest History. Alaska. Distance Flights.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1937
• Subjects: weather; Solomon; Alaska; Seattle-Tokyo flight; Reg. L. Robbins; Harold S. Jones; Texas aviators; gasoline; monoplane; Fort Worth; Bering sea; Nome; Fairbanks; Tokyo; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Bering Sea; Pacific
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90253

Rough Weather Defeats Flyers In Pacific Try. DEFEATS FLYERS IN PACIFIC TRY SOLOMON, Alaska, July 9. (IP)—The projected Seattle-Tokyo flight of Reg. L. Robbins and Harold S. Jones, Texas aviators, ended here at 3:50 a. m., (6:50 a. m. Pacific standard time), when unfavorable weather forced the plane down, unable to make a final refueling contact for the long dash. Bumpy weather made it impossible for the two ships to establish contact long enough to transfer enough gasoline to the tanks of the monoplane "Fort Worth," the flyers said. The refueling ship landed soon after the Forth Worth came down. The flyers were convinced the weather prospects ahead on the hazardous route over the Bering sea to Tokyo were bad and for that reason gave up the flight. Surprised at Nome. NOME, Alaska, July 9. OS1)—Word of the sudden termination at Solomon, 30 miles east of here, early today, of the Seattle-Tokyo flight attempt of Reg L. Robbins and H. S. Jones, Texas aviators, was received with surprise here. Robbins and Jones put their monoplane, "Fort Worth," on the Solomon beach at 3:50 a. m. (6:50 a. m. P. S. T.) only 20 minutes after they had refueled for the fifth time since the flyers reached Fairbanks for the rendezvous with the tri-motored refueling ship. All residents of Nome stayed up all night to witness what was expected to be the next to the last refueling contact before Robbins and Jones started off on the last lap of their hop to Tokyo.