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Davis would watch the smoke on the water to ascertain drift and send a new heading up front to Goebel. It was a crude process, but it worked.
As Davis had hoped and an- ticipated, during the night the winds had shifted around to the northeast, providing a welcome tailwind as the flight entered its final hours. He estimated groundspeed to be about 100 mph that would pay dividends in reduced fuel consumption. Later, Davis realized that the wind was shifting to the southeast and ordered Goebel to change heading toward the south to “crab” into the wind and maintain course.
About 7 o’clock the next morning the residents of Honolulu awoke to the news that the latest report from the Woolaroc indicated that Goebel and Davis were only six hours from Wheeler Field, but the Travel Air was running low on fuel.
Goebel celebrates being the first to land and claim the $25,000 prize money. He was, however, quick to recognize Davis’s navigation skills as a major factor in the victory. Walter Beech’s great gamble had paid off. (Frank Phillips Museum)
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