Aeronautics Notes, Sep. 5, 1927

In Ten Years. Commander Richard E. Byrd flew from Buffalo to Toronto, with Maurice Bokanowski, French Minister of Commerce. In Toronto M. Bokanowski said: "In less than ten years I foresee every man flying as the most logical method of transportation."

Canadians Best. In Toronto, Commander Byrd addressed the Canadian Aeronautical Association ingratiatingly: "Canadians generally make the best aviators in the world." As proof, he cited War figures.

Third Woman Lost. Vivian Jackson has been buried in Indianapolis. She was riding with Sergeant Ralph A. Gordon, Indiana National Guard, when his plane went...

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