AERONAUTICS: 33 U. S. Records

No record stands until approved by the Fédération Internationale Aeronautique of Paris. This autocratic body has now officially awarded 15 new records for seaplanes to the U. S. These include high speed, altitude, endurance. The termination of the 1923 flying season finds the U. S. holding 33 records in all for land and seaplanes, all won during the last two years.

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