NC-4 forced down by motor trouble. Puts in at Chatham Bay, Mass., for repairs after riding the waves all night.
May 10—NC-1 and NC-3 proceed from Halifax to Trepassey in 6 hours 56 minutes (460 miles).
May 14—NC-4 flies from Chatham to Halifax in 4 hours 10 minutes at 85 miles an hour.
May 16—Three planes leave Trepassey Bay for Azores, 1,250 miles.
NC-4 lands at Horta, Azores, in 15 hours 18 minutes.
NC-1 drops in ocean half hour from Flores. Crew rescued; seaplane a total wreck.
NC-3 lost in storm. Forced to descend 205 miles from destination.
May 19—NC-3 arrives at Ponta Delgada riding waves under own power. Wings and hull wrecked. Engine-struts broken. Out of race.
May 20—NC-4 flies from Horta to Ponta Delgada, Azores, 160 miles, in 1 hour 44 minutes.
May 27—NC-4 flies from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon, Portugal, 810 miles, in 9 hours 43 minutes. Flying time from Newfoundland to Portugal (2,150 miles), 26 hours 45 minutes.