Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-06-01
N-C-4 ALTGHTS WHERE Pill GRIM
FA THEIRS LEFT FOR A MERICA

PLYMOUTH, May 31.--Seaplane
NC-4, pride of the American navy.
crossed Plymouth Sound this after
noon, circled the place whence the Pill
grim Fathers sailed IN their cookie
shell ship for the new world in 1920.
and alighted in the Cattewater, her
epoch making trans Atlantic Eight
ended
AS she came into view through the
western haze, England gave her the
splendid welcome she deserved.
Leaving F'errol. Spain at 6:27 this
morning. the NC-4 covered the dis
tance of approximately 500 miles to
Plymouth in less than seven hours.
Despite adverse wind and weather
conditions, the NC-4 covered the last
leg without q hitch to mar the exploit.
Safe and sound but thoroughly fat
igued by the physical oreal of the trip,
as well as the mental strain, Com
mander Albert C. Read and his crew
are sleeping peacefully tonight.
The rousing welcome of Plymouth
residents to the American airmen and
the cordial reception given to them
aboard the Rochester by Rear Admiral
Plunkett, the mayor OF Plymouth, Brit
ism and American officials and the
crews of the other NC planes, reached
a climax with the first actual landing
of the victorious crew at the spot from
which the pilgrim fathers set forth for
America.
There was wonderful interest in to-
days flight, although it was eclipsed
by the previous flights of this sea-
plane, for in the opinion of American
naval officials and the British public
generally, the NC-4 reached the peak
of her great adventure when she
spanned the Atlantic at Lisbon.
British Admire Exploit
The pride felt by Americans in the
extraordinary feat of the NC-4 finds
echo tonight in genuine admiration, ex-
pressed by British naval men and air.
men for the crews success and pluck
and the we'll worked out plans Of the
American navy TO facilitate and safe
guard the flight.
Early in the morning, when word
was flashed that the NC-4 had started
on the final leg of her Journey a heavy
rain was falling, but shortly after noon
the skies cleared and ideal conditions
prevailed.
The NC-4 flew in rain and fog
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also was encountered off Rrest, com
pelling the plane TO keep at a low al
titude.
Although news of the progress of the
craft was passed along by warships
stationed on the way, it was not until
noon that word was received from
Commander Read himself. His mes
sage merely reported his position.
In his first greeting to Commander
Read and his men, the mayor of Ply
mouth said:
1T is with profound gratitude that
[ here today, on behalf of old Ply
mouth, from which the Mayflower
safied 500 years ago. welcome you after
your tremendous and wonderful flight
over the waters separating us.
think ] can speak witn} }the voice Of
England in expressing great admira-
ton for your achievement and in well
coming to these shores our American
cousins
Tell Their Experiences
PLYMOUTH. May 31.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-"Our trip was really un-
eventful," Lieutenant Commander Read
said to the correspondent. "We knew
we would have trouble with fog, and
did, but otherwise everything went of
as We had planned. Our machine
worked perfectly ever since we left
Newfoundland. with the exception Of
our little radiator leak Yesterday"
Lieutenant James Breeze, Jr., of Cali
fornia, the reserve pilot-enginer, said:
I'VE had all the comforts of home on
the old boat We had comfortable
hunks in which we took relays for
sleeping. Hot water from the radiator
faucet near the hunks helped to make
shaving easy.
We knew when we were near a de-
stroyer, as Rodd (Ensign Charles Rodd,
of Cleveland Ohio, radio operator.
would tell the radio was getting strong
er. Then in a few minutes we could
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