Air service is established between New York and Newport. The Gray-lark made the first trip, covering the air distance of 149 miles in 80 minutes and returning against a head-on wind in 112 minutes. (By train, the trip takes 7 hours.)
Henceforth society people will be able to leave the airport at the foot of East 31st Street, Manhattan, on Friday afternoon at 2:30 and 3 o'clock and Saturday at noon and reach their destination after an hour and a quarter of exhilarating flight over Long Island Sound. The...
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