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FAVORS LONG TRIAL FOR OVERSEA FLYER

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Lieutenant [[pencil underlined]]]Thomas De Witt Milling,[[/pencil underlined]] of the United States Army aviation corps, who was in the city yesterday, is preparing to return to the station of the corps at San Diego. Lieutenant Milling, who as an aeroplane pilot has made several notable records, returned recently to this country from Europe, where he spent several months observing the progress of avaition for the War Department.

When asked for his views concerning transatlantic flight, Lieutenant Milling expressed the hope that the $50,000 prize offered by Lord Northcliffe would be won this year by an American. He said that it would be advisable first to try any machine built for the oversea journey on a long flight close to shore, or overland say from New York to Chicago, to test its endurance qualities. "In England," he continued, "they have already completed, ready for flying, a 200 horse power machine, which I saw at the Aeronautic Exhibition in London."

Lieutenant Milling said that while in France he had seen the "upside down" flying feats of Pegoud, which in the officer's opinion, served to demonstrate the increased strength of the aeroplane as well as the dexterity of the aviator.
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