 Loughead hoped to interest the Army in it as a long-range bomber or transport plane.The war ended before its conversion was completed.The Lougheads attempted to demonstrate the long-range potential of the F-lA by making the first flight from Santa Barbara to Washington, D.C. Their crew included pilot Orvar Meyerhoffer, co-pilot Aaron R. Ferneau, and mechanic Leo G. Flint.