Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-02
Mediterranean Crossed
By Flyers Landing In
Alexandra, Egypt
Especial. Correspondent OF the ltal
ian-American News Bureau, !
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sl ian-American news dDSuA1E e0u Y
@Ss Chicago
A1axa ndriaL v oct. 1.-(B&
NEaiiS-On a. Saptember afternoons
~ d;nrt With sInshine. On TIM x
Ervntian coast. in front Of the aero24NR
droma Of Marsa Matruh, I saw 4s
aro,n ~ nan watching a superb birdE|
which. with outstretched wing4SaMS
claavad the blue sky as It came ton
u1ard tha earth rapidly. M
III was = biplane. A crowd OF OHM
cers and pilots gathered on the shorS \
IN gnard Of honor took it's place. A
great British flag was run up on thu
Central mast of the aerodrome.- HI
Icontorted itself. whisked itself abods&S
In the breeze and spread out the colSS#@
|ors Of the Union Jack to the zephyrNSNN
of+the Mediterranean. gMS
The biplane, a colossal cetacean oeM
the air. alighted with an elegartg
l%volplane. The flyers. two young oily
GERS, stepped to the ground: IneS
Extended a strong and cordla4 6rltlsA1M
IhanNshake to every one m the Rroup&3
"Did you have a good trip? J
'The very best y
.rWas there much wind? 2" 4
"something of a squat, from Gambia
to the Egyptian coast, and a few
clouds" A%EsS |
SIC us drink a whiskey?" |
Beneath the tent the trans-Med-
%|iterranean aYiators told of their great
flight from London to Egypt. 4f The
flight which was the longest thus far
accomplished is a part of the experf-
ments which are being made by the
aviation service Of England, Frances
and Italy for future aerial routes
stipulated in the recent agreement
between the three countries. =.
.,,a L ! r e1pePE nna 70 gaSdon' on that
eSass 49, h;star;a eroniana"y " ,na
stta s - nndnn The Tondoners. with
Ky a~~stowsrv ractica !. snirit-
sle ;tNsD pic. d,1iv u,here ~ WAS
pa1,erad ~ . sracefri kiosk IN which
1881 e,sas Ghishas+ Rritish ariatoc-
- a~ soIa ~ notes from t.Eaei.
10y 10y snS .eas nhoir. emheddeI IN
s nsht Gh aht1 h.raas snna fine
re- the Rritish ni1ots startinp from
d.ondon ratrrnad tha visit ~ the Itai-
;an au;,tors 49, s" 10y - - =
ian a' 1913 80. u.a nr.s
,,,o,,s,v ~ 10 ocrosa tha Maditerran.
nv .rent;os ,aa+ NO acnnra-
n1ished h nv the two daring niio+s ~ h
RnvaI FIyine corns who descended at
ASorsa Mstr1h 1Ss
What IF their ~annarat,s, :
A a;goI+;o hiniape. - snec,e. ~
orea+ Ehird ~ nrav real neace tanE
:of Eve, Re+1maan tha f;rst and second
macbine Guns the distance ia three
naatars ana . half h hinlane can
narr.. fo,,r+oan nersons -~ -
yerita hle l+rano
Alraadv a aditerranean +ramwav
,;nai e"uS :" AA
- - -
start FROM
The aviators took advantage Of
their potential carrying power to
transport several passengers from M
place to another, inasmuch as they
were IN a hurry 10 reacn tnsar oestln-
The imnat;ent a]ssaneers u1era 80
numerous that Twelve we're taken IN
with he. two aviators. This exnerfs
n,ent, ia imnorta NJ inasmnch az ~
nroves that The tvne ~ hinIana adorts
ed can traverse long distances With
few descents> not oniv. mt ia ahle to
carry i 5oo Liios ~ mail az.
ficujtv- ~"
The flight across the Mediterran.
can was bee,,n at laramie - We
Ming nrevions 8. dinner VAS pivsn and
Il hra,,eht toeathar n We erdiaI ~
union around the two daring pilots
several Rritish aviatora and . hum
her of oficers ~ me Jtalian nav tn
the morninr thas Siaras
chafinp fnr ita oraa+ Ian M 49,
ape woa - gniSican+ T,a aSs.+oy.
steerad +hrn,,ah av,a.oiS
brilliant nv the SIM. The saa .nresG
beneath them like a great az,,ra plas az
A thin veil NJ mist 1osa aho,,t tbam
which +hair no+nrs ran+ u;tt go -,
no1uar Af+or san arrot;, 49, sse"oS
~ raS hafora +han 49,.
wild nass - +ha no.t -
lily a1.ean anS ni IL. ~" SAo"neu
M fiigh+ 1vas ,asvr,aJ ~. -.
ond stretch reachin~ III tha e SCI.
Egypt. q
Steamships Look lake Duc4a
sona,,s filled the or nv. .a.
oqta h,s .lalea .the ar. me sea was
ord shou,aS "ta s mntsn oieW .ow
a Inv eiomeu q vast seretcn OF. Wnlte-
. s%;apIp"st mases, as n out its
SUES LES :aces IN nohor OF Lne Flyers.
ed i;na Iuuau pe seen. ineyh SEEM
ou Inc swimming DUCKS, n tqe1r
NJ 80 nAv LILY uiasun ines.
enornoor Mas asaoM WIN DEL. Inc
IN CIV ho,..s ~ nau ueen overcome
-,h,eh .aoohs :" q Ian.aseAc ), Speed
r,a t 60 q gne .lMe oyo kilo-l
49, az LOU u - was q
..nast 49,, soi4e' speed me low
uUa n pegan 70 streak n horizon
N a mn llhe, soon II began to
Haor.. 49, an.yI - pl!ous stgeteo !0r
- ma..ut anu lanoeo: 1hey Sill!
e"a .t enousn sasoiihe 10 60 ,mucn
ar rhe
10y VETS so.ae"nat weary ass
aesua. u lnelr enorL put ! with
.hsNo oelore gong TO PED