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in front of the judges' stand at 6:30 P.M. As his plane rolled to a stop a surging throng lifted him from his seat and carried him to the officials' box in the stands.
 
On August 15th he flew from Chicago to Elkhart, Indiana, 101 miles, the 16th from Elkhart to Toledo, Ohio with one stop at Pettisville, Ohio, a distance of 134 miles, August 17th from Toledo to Cleveland, Ohio with stops at Venice and Sandusky, 123 miles, and on August 18th from Cleveland to Swanville, Pennsylvania, 87 miles. On the 19th he flew from Swanville to Buffalo, New York with a landing at Erie to change spark plugs, a distance of 89 miles, August 20th from Buffalo to Lyons, New York, 104 miles and the 21st from Lyons to Belle Isle, New York with one stop at Auburn, a distance of 39 miles, then August 22d from Belle Isle to Fort Plain, New York, 95 miles, and on the 23d from Fort Plain to Castleton, New York with a stop at Glen for fuel, 109 miles. At Castleton two cylindrical copper flotation tanks, 9 feet long and 10 inches in diameter, were attached under the lower wing of his machine as a safeguard in case of a forced landing during his flight down the Hudson River to New York City. 

August 24th he flew from Castleton to Nyack, New York with one stop at Garrison. At Nyack it became necessary to replace two engine crankshaft bearings, the first and only major parts replacement of the entire trip. This was done over night and on August 25th he flew on into New York to complete the trip. Atwood had planned to land at Sheepshead Bay, Long Island, but when he approached the city he encountered considerable fog with very poor visibility so he wisely followed the river and landed at Governors Island, setting a new World Distance Record. 

On this remarkable flight Atwood flew a total of 1,266 miles in 12 days for an average of 105 miles a day. The best previous cross-country record at that time was the "Circuit of Europe Race" which took 19 days to cover 1,073 miles. Atwood followed railroads most of the way except when he veered off to fly over some town. He dressed in an ordinary business suit and flew without goggles or gloves, carrying a suitcase with clean clothing, a few tools and some extra spark plugs. Great crowds greeted him all along the way and he was headline news everywhere, The 

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