August 13th
August 13th
Daily Flight Information:
The World Flight is ready to continue but must wait in Reykjavik for favorable weather for the flight to Greenland.
World Flight Ready to Continue
Daily Report
by Lt. L. P. Arnold, "Chicago", Mechanic
Today we loaded up on fuel and Nelson [Lt., pilot of "New Orleans"] launched #4 ["New Orleans"] & refueled -- so now all is in readiness to depart.
The Italian advance agent has been here a couple of days -- a naval officer named Marescalchi & very pleasant.
The ships were all to pull out tonight but everything indicates stormy weather & a gale for tomorrow, so that the whole program was postponed one day.
The Richmond entertained at tea from 5 to 7:30 -- a number of people from town coming aboard. Later we returned to hotel & I did missionary work for Lowell [Smith, Lt., World Flight Commander & pilot of "Chicago"]