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entirely feasible to carry additional loads of fuel ? ? rjci oil so ;.L~t I 'nt^ht stay out and conclude the search in h sinrle flL?ht. r.e-turninf to the base for additional fuol had caused cons'derf.ble delay on previous searching flights.
All preliminary plans completed, I node the final ^rmn;-e-nents in Now Orleans with the National Aeronautics Association to make the flight offioial. Doubles La nr staff, U'uisinna Sto to Director of Aeronautics and Vice-President of the N. A. A. noted aa the official observer for the take-off from Hew Orleans. Carl Wootten of the Aeronautical Corporation of America also flew clown from Cincinnati to be on hand for the take-off.
The wind was calm and the surface of the water was smooth so that the first attempt to take off before daybreak waa unsuccessful. Shortly after sunrise, a lipht breeze sprang up and I was able' to take off without any difficulty.
The flight North was uneventful until I ran into low eeilirx ond poor visibility in the hills ofn Virrinia Just as darkness was cominp on. At this time it did not seen prudent to "stick my neck out" trying to push through bad weather after dark, inasmuch as I was over unfamiliar country. About this time I s?.rhted an *.rti fi ci al lake in the hills which seemed a very rood place to land. I landed on this lake and decided to wait for better weather conditions for another attempt. After landing, I notified officials and friends at Floyd Bennett Arrport that I had landed but ^.nilc1 attempt the
flight at a later date.
After considerable delay due to weather, I proceeded to Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Upon reochinr New York, I rot in touch with the official National Aeronautics Association rrpr^-sent-