Jersey City. N. J., March 6, (P)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan, today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., flier,
set an unofficial altitude record for
women,

The altimeter on her Lockheed-
Vegamonoplane showed nearly 30,-
054 feet. The sealed barograph
placed in the plane was immediately
shipped to Washington for examina-
tion. If it shows over 28,074 feet,
Miss Nichols will have passed the
record now held by Elinor Smith,
young Long Island flier.

To attain recognition as the record
holder, Miss Nichols must beat Miss
Smith’s mark of 27,418 feet by more
than 600 feet.

She took off from Jersey City air-
port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft
90 minutes.

“Everything went fine,” ehe sald,
“the engine worked perfectly. I did
not suffer any discomfort.”

She wore a flying suit Hned with
reindeer skin, the cockpit of het
plane was heated from the motor
exhaust, and, she used oxygen ap-
paratus in- breathing Yn the thit.
cold air at high altitudes. The tem-
perature at the top of her climb was
estimatéd at 50 degrees below zero
by Clarence Chamberlain, who
eaached her forthe attempt.
 
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Mareh %.
(P.—Climbing through cold blue
skies more than five and one-half
miles over Jersey and Manhattan
‘today, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N-
Y.. flier, whe holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial al-
titude recard for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
_Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed
-barograph’ placéd’ inthe plane by
the National Aeronautic associa-
tion immediately was shipped tc
Washingion for examination.
If it shows 28,074 feet, or more,
Miss Nichols will be awarded the
‘record now held by Elino> Smith,
young Long Island flier.

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the rec-
ord holder, she must beat Miss
Smith’s wark by more than 600
feet.

She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12°35 p. M.. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was &
30-mile wind blowing when she cir-
cled the city, swung cver Manhat-
tan and started the long climb.

“Everything went fine,” she
said. “the engine worked perfect-
ity. I did not suffer any discom-

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