▁the ▁pilot ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁however . ▁▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Naval ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁P N - 9 , ▁Bu No ▁A - 6 8 7 8 , ▁' 1 ', ▁flying ▁boat ▁disapp ears ▁on ▁flight ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁with ▁reported ▁loss ▁of ▁crew . ▁The ▁P N - 9 ▁was ▁not ▁actually ▁lost , ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁over due . ▁After ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁covering ▁ 1 , 8 4 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁it ▁land ed ▁safely ▁at ▁sea , ▁the ▁crew ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Commander ▁John ▁Rod gers , ▁Naval ▁A vi ator ▁No . ▁ 2 , ▁rig ged ▁s ails ▁from ▁fabric ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁wing ▁and ▁sa iled ▁the ▁final ▁ 4 5 0 ▁miles , ▁reaching ▁K au ai ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September . ▁This ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁se ap lane ▁distance ▁flight ▁record ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁A ircraft ▁is ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁ 3 ▁September ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁air ship , ▁ ▁Z R - 1 , ▁crash ed ▁after ▁encounter ing ▁th under st orm s ▁near ▁A va , ▁Ohio ▁after ▁an ▁in ▁flight ▁break ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁cloud ▁su ck ▁about ▁ 0 4 4 5 ▁h rs . ▁Four teen ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁ab o ard