Goebel, Davis, and Jensen proposed that all aircraft flying over large bodies of water should be required to carry radio equipment. Planning for a memorial service at sea occurred in late August and early September. A separate service was held by the San Francisco Women's Club on September 8. Tributes and flowers were loaded onto at the Matson Lines dock on Piers 30 and 32 in San Francisco before it departed for its regular service to Honolulu. On September 16, Maui stopped at the spot where the last message was received from the Dallas Spirit to spread the flowers and release a floral Bible made by Miss Doran's students. Each of the seven flyers who died was eulogized and Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar" was recited. Constance Ohl Erwin, the wife of Bill, pilot of Dallas Spirit, gave birth to a son on October 12, 1927 and named him Bill. Davis, navigator of Woolaroc, stated "We know now that flying is a practical means of transportation across the Pacific. All that is necessary is a popular demand for this speedy transportation." Just under one year later, Charles Kingsford Smith and the crew of the Fokker F.VII trimotor Southern Cross successfully flew a trans-Pacific route from Oakland to Australia via Hawaii and Fiji; Smith was carrying Alvin Eichwaldt's ring. The United States Navy set a record for flight time in a successful mass flight from California to Hawaii concluded in January 1934; later that year, Kingsford Smith became the first to fly east from Hawaii to California in November when he retraced his 1928 flight in reverse using Lady Southern Cross, setting a new speed record in the process. In January 1935 Amelia Earhart completed the first solo flight from Hawaii to California. Pan American established a trans-Pacific route later that year during a series of flights, and began regular commercial "Clipper" flying boat service from San Francisco to Manila via Hawaii, Midway, Wake, and Guam in October 1936. Race summary See also List of aviation awards References Further reading Forden, Leslie N. (1975). "The Dole Race". Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society. Burlingame, Burl (1986, 2003–04). "The Dole Derby". Honolulu Star-Bulletin External links Dole Air Race at Flickr Commons via San Diego Air and Space Museum Movie reel of the Dole Air Race This day in Aviation, extensive account and pictures from Dole Air Race Martin Jensen Papers at