was rescued by a British tanker 8 days later. July 5–6, 1932 – James Mattern and Bennett Griffin flew a Lockheed Vega, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines, from Bennett Field to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, and then nonstop to Berlin in 18:41 hours. They continued as far as the Russian border in this failed round-the-world flight attempt. August 23 (or August 25) – September 11, 1932 – Lt. Colonel George R. Hutchinson and his family flew a Sikorsky amphibian, powered by two Pratt & Whitney engines, from Bennett Field, but made a forced landing off the coast off Greenland. A British trawler rescued them two days later. In addition to the Colonel, his wife Blanche, daughters Kathryn and Janet Lee, a crew of five manned the aircraft. September 13, 1932 – William Ulbrich flew a Bellanca Skyrocket from Bennett Field, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine, with passengers Dr. Leon Pisculli and Edna Newcomber. They were lost at sea. June 11–12, 1933 – Captain J. Errol Boyd, Robert G. Lyon, and Harold P. Davis flew a Bellanca monoplane, powered by a Wright Whirlwind engine, from Bennett Field to Saint Marc, Haiti in about 24 hours. June 15, 1933 – James J. Mattern flew a Lockheed Vega, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines, eastward from Bennett Field, and made a forced landing in Siberia. He later flew during part of the return trip. July 1 – August 12, 1933 – Italian Air Force General Italo Balbo led a group of 25 Savoia-Marchetti S-55X seaplanes, powered by twin Isotta-Fraschini Asso engines, from Orbetello, Italy, to Amsterdam; Iceland; Labrador; and Chicago. After two airplanes crashed along the journey, the group of 23 planes stopped at Bennett Field for 6 days on their way back to Rome. The flight marked the 10th anniversary of Benito Mussolini's rise to power. July 15–17, 1933 – Captain Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas flew a Bellanca CH-300, named Lituanica and powered by a Wright J-6 Whirlwind engine, from Bennett Field to Soldin, Germany, (now Mysliborz in Poland) where they were killed in a crash. They were attempting a flight to Kaunas, Lithuania. This was the 7th transatlantic flight and 2nd in a total distance covered without landing. July 15–22, 1933 – Wiley Post flew a Lockheed Vega named Winnie Mae, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine, around the world in