Making astronomers independent of cloud and weather conditions, Lieutenant John A. Macready of coast-to-coast fame and Lieutenant A. W. Stevens will photograph the eclipse on Sept. 10 at an altitude of 20,000 feet. While the moon's shadow passes over the earth at 1,000 miles per hour, the aviators at this tremendous height will see it for more than a minute and will be able to make some unique and extremely valuable records.
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