Evening star., 1919-05-11
TRIP TO TREPASSEy
MADE IN FAST TINE
BY NC-1 AND NC3
Success Achieved by Latter
After Trouble With
Propeller.
NC-4 MAY GET AWAY
FROM CHATHAM TODAY
Dirigible Added to American List
of Entrants for Honors in
Transatlantic Flight.
By the Associated Press.

TREPASSEY, N. F., May 1O.-The
American naval seaplanes. NC-1 and
NC-3, were moored tonight in Tre-
passey bay. the 'jumping-off point
ing completed the second "leg" of the
coastal journey from Rockaway Beach
N. Y, with 46O-mile flight from
Halifax.
The NC-1, piloted by Lieut.. Com
mander p. N. L. Bellinger. swooped
down into the harbor at 6:41 pm.
Greenwich time. having made the
flight in six hours and fifty-four min
utes at an average speed of sixty
five nautical or seventy-four land
miles an hour.
The NC-3. piloted by Comma nd er
John NJ. Towers. commander of the
flight, arrived at 1921 pm, Green
wich time, having been compelled to
put back to Halifax for propeller re-
pairs after flying fifty miles from
that harbor. It's flying time on the
fifty-six minutes. or two minutes more
than that Of the NC-1.
In Best Of Condition.
Both planes appeared to be in the
best of condition upon their arrival,
and officers and crew expressed conf
dence that the two hops" across the
Atlantic to Lisbon. Portugal. would
be made without difficulty.
Weather conditions permitting, 1t
is expected that the flight to the
Azores, a distance of 1900 miles, will
be attempted next week. The date
originally fixed for the big Jump,
from Newfoundland was May IL to IA,
The NC-1. which arrived nearly
four hours ahead of the NC-3, the
flagship. now is the only one of the
three giant planes which has not
met with hard luck!''
The NC-4, commander by Lieut..
Commander A. c. Read, is at Chatham,
Mass, awaiting favorable weather to
resume its fight to Trapassey bay,
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the first leg" of the trip. because of
engine trouble. Lieut. Commander
Read and his crew spent the night on
the ocean before they were found by
a naval destroyer and towed into
port.
Second Mishap Of Day.
The trouble which sent Commander
Towers back to Halifax today after
his initial start was the NC-3's Sec
ond mishap of the day. While cruis-
ing about the Halifax harbor before
hopping off, for Trepassey the NC
broke a propeller. which had to be
replaced. The second propeller trou-
BILE came less than an hour after the
start.
The NC-1, coming in before dark
ness settled, was sighted about fifteen
minutes before she glided down into
the kharbor, and a small seaplane,
brought here for weather observa-
ton work, went out to meet her.
The small plane was compelled to
make a landing outside the harbor.
however, because Of a strong wind
which the NC-1 had combatted all
the way from st. Pierre.
The Nc-1 came into the harbor from
the east, flying low. After she had
been moored the aviators boarded
the mine layer Aroostock. where a
hot meal and comfortable sleeping
quarters awaited them.
Lieut.. C. A. Tinker has arrived at
Trepassey as special representative
of Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt.
Dirigible to Leave Soon.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. May 1o.-The
United States Navy may start an air
ship on a transatlantic fight almost
simultaneously with its seaplanes, 1t
was learned here today. Soon after
the information came that the C-5,
latest of American naval dirigibles,
would leave Montauk point for New
foundland in a few Gays, it was as
serted that If this trial trip is sue
cessful the blimp probably would be
sent on its way to England.
The American project. kept secre,
during the long period Of preparation
became known today when the cruiser
Chicago arrived to act as a base shir
for the dirigib'e. st. Johns will be
the terminus OIL the 1.200-mile test
run and the starting point of the
overseas flight, il one is attempted.
The site of the landing field here
has not been determined. It may be
the airdrome Of either Harry G
Hawker or Frederick g. Raynham
the British aviators. who still are
windbound here with their plano,
ready to fly the Atlantic.
The date OF the C-5's departure from
Montauk point will depend. it was
stated, on the completion Of local ar.
rangements and the weather which
then prevails.
The cruiser Chicago arrived from
New York. flying the flag of Rea,
Admiral Spencer S. Wood. It brought
a quantity of equipment including
containers of hydrogen gas. It has
been decided to hold the trial at this
time in order to utilize as a patrol
the naval ships on duty for the sea.
planes. Admiral Wood went ashore