Flight Delayed
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U.S. Scientists’ Pacific Flight Delayed Mr. Archbold to Fly to Papua In New Airboat
From Our Own Correspondent
Honolulu, Nov. 4.
The loss of! the Russian flyers near the * North Pole recently, has caused some delay in the plans of young Richard Archbold, American Museum of Natural History representative, who hoped to fly across the North Pacific and reach Papua during December.
Soon after Mr. Archbold’s party made the first airboat non-stop crossing from California to New York, the Pole flyers became missing. Forthwith the Russian Government bought Mr. Archbold’s 250,000 dollar airboat and engaged Sir Hubert Wilkins (famed Australian ex plorer), Herbert Hollick-Kenyon - (pilot of the Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic ex pedition), A 1 Cheeseman (ace pilot), and a mechanic and a radioman, to go in search of the missing Russians. Their search was unsuccessful.
Mr. Archbold then went back to the Consolidated Aircraft Co’s, great factory in San Diego, California, where a sister airboat, with Government permission, was built. There will now be prolonged test flights before the scientists hop-off for Wake and Midway Islands, then on to Guam, and directly south to Port Moresby.
The expedition, which includes Dr. A.
L. Rand and three other U.S. scientists, will spend some time in Dutch New Guinea.