The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-10
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LEG OF FLIGHT
Airmen Expect to Make 500
Mile Trip to Trepassey
in Eight Hours.
W E A T H Err IDEAL
NC-1 Leads NC.3 in Starting
OFF Sailors on Baltimore
Raise Cheer.

Raise Cheer.
Halifax, May lU.-The American
naval seaplanes NC-1 aud NC-S be-
gan the second leg OF their transat.
lant!s fight this morning when they
left Halifax for Trepassey.
The NC-1 was the hrst to get
away, leaving. at $40 O'Clock. II was
followed at s:05 o'clock by the ,NC-3.
| The airmen expected to make the
| oO0-m lie flight in about eight, hours.
The seaplanes began their long
voyage from Rockaway Point, N. ~,
on Thursday.
The weather was fals and cool.
the airmen rose at o o'clock and
aiter rfeaktast began tuning Up the
ohs.hes or their powerful planes
shortly after o'clock Commander
'onr IL. Towers. in command OF the
eAl taallon' made a fnat ovorhanln,x
oI uS machines TO tesf the motors
and the struts.
Cheered by Those on Shore,
crowd had gathered and when
tHe signal for the start vas pn~n
ana tne mighty seaplanes began spin
nlng along the surface OF the harb,r
preparatory to rising In lhc air. those
on Ehore set up a chesr.
There was light brecza from ,ha
north, but 1t was not strony crrn-n
10 affect the planes.
Az the two craft arose like swo
mighty and graceful birds thsv
headed to sea from the eastern mas,
sage. pas
The deck OF the United states cr,d.
ser Baltimore in the harbor was lined
with sailors who cheered and threw
.helr mats IN the air as the two planes
took the air and reared northward
When the naval fliers reach IRE
passey they will be on even term.
with the British fiers, Harry a
Hawker and Capt Raynbam uhn
have been waiting near 81. Johns for
weeks for start on their transat.
lantlc attempt.
NC-3 Delayed in STARTING.
The NC-3 was DELAYED soneuh.t
IN getting away by the breaking Of
the starter alta ehed to her aft nro-
peller, While the motor was bsiry
tested the starter suddenly snapped
ana IL took nearly forty-hve minutes
TO put in another.
with ideal flying conditions pre-
railing the NC-3 in comand of Com
mander John II. Towers, chief of the
expedition, took a turn up the har-
Dor and then headed for sea. ThS
NC-1 cruised directly down the hav
ana took the air few seconds in the
wake Of the flagship.
NC'4 Ready Again to FIy.
:, Chatham, Mass. May 10.--United
states naval seaplane NC-4, which
was FORCED to abandon the first Leg
q the transatlantic fight--Rockawav
6each,iS. l., TO Halifa.., NJ. S.--uyss
ready to resume the air yoyare ~
Nova Scotia today. Fog banks of tbs
coast, Indications of rain. and Other
untaVorable weather reports. hou,-
ever, caused Lieut.. Commander A q
Read, OF the NC-4 to decide NOT n
attempt to start for Halifax until
tomorrow.
Ihe NC-4 was forced to come down
because OF a disabled motor. Work
Oh installing new motor in the NC,.l
was completed this llorning. ana ~
the weather had been favorable the
NC-i would have again taken 10 the
air. " 'he
The trip to Halifax will tsLs
six hours, according TO
naval officials. ~
first plans were TO fly back IN
tockaway Beach and begin the
transatlantic flight all over But To-
DAY Commander Read decided that
~ WoGid be Just as well to continue
10 Halifax from this point.
Avlators OF the NC-4 hone tn catch
up win the NC-1 and NC-S, the other
Two transatlantic fliers at Trepassy,
n. ~ =. the end of the second leg OF
the overseas flight
NAVv DAba ~ m a1t', A....-.
Washington, May 1O-The i,aysl
nydroplanes NC-1 and NC-3 are an
iheir way to Trepassy, Newfound-
and. They jumped off from HaIifar
On the second leg OF their tranaat-
antic flight today, according TO
message to the navy department.
Flying at Great Heiaht.
austria Lake. n. s., Nav 1O.-Tt.
eauIng American naval plane iying
~ great height, passed here, thirty
nleis from Halifax, at $3.50 am.
More Than Mile a Minute,
snip Harbor, n. S. May 10
speeding more than a mile minute.
ne nrst OF the American hydrolir-
planes passed this harbor, ffty miles
rom Halifax at 9:4O am. The second
blame was not seen.
NC'3 Not in Siaht.
Liscombe, n. S., May 10Th,
american naval plane NC-1 dyfus
oW passed this town, 100 miles east
Y Halifax, at 1902 am. The NC.
vas not in sight.
Good Headway at 2:3o Pm.
81 Johns, n. F., MAY 10Th
american naval hydroairplane Nc
) reported having passed the Islam
l 81 Pierre Miquelon at 1880 pm
pparently making good headway
nth all engines operating.
Canso Bay n. s, MAY 1o-The
-merlcan hydroairplane NC-3 passed
ere at 2:27 PIN, having flown the
20 miles from Halifax in 112 min
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