Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-19
UNOFFICIAL REPORT
&. SAYS HAWKER is
NEAR IRELAND
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Commander Mackenzie Grieve. his
skipper. who were encased In full
length, non -sinkable suits, assurance
in an ingeniously built boat, shaped
SO as to form h rear rood of their
fusilage and proved by experiment to
possess considerable seaworthiness
and outfitted with provision and sig
Mailing devices.
Unlike the huge craft with which
American naval crews hope to fly to
Europe, the plane which SCARED out
oyer zsthe Atlantic yesterday. was an
overland .craft-nothing more. 1t
has no pontoons. to keep it afloat, nor
permit towing In case of accident. 1t
is a..srnall biplane Of the scout type,
the Sopwith having a wing spread of
46 feet. with a length. over. all; of 81
feet. IT carries a single motor. rated
at $50 horse power, -
Hawker's craft. rated at 100 miles
an hour, was expected to attain log
miles with it's undercarriage abandon
ed by an automatic releasing ar
rangen1ent.
For communication with ships at
sea, the machine carries a wireless OF
limited range, having both sending
and receiving apparatus.
The aviator, ~contending for the
London Daily Nails $4,000 prize for
the first transatlantic flight complet-
ed in 70 hours; announced before the
start his intention. to land at Brook
lands Airdrome, near London. They
expected to fly eastward about GOO
miles and turn into h transatlantic
shipping lane.
The navigator declared he would
depend upon his sextants and COM
passes for bearings, together with spe-
cially drawn tables for calculations.
Heading east through the night, he
expected to meet the SUN on it's west
good horizon and opportunity for fig
uting. out his position: During the
night, he said. he. would shoot the
stars" and from their observations
calculate position, while the sun
would be his guide by day. The pilot
expected to fly at an average altitude
of 5000 feet, though tho atmosphere
conditions would vary This plan.
Start of the attempt to cross the.
Atlantic through the air found the
people of st. Johns wishing the air.
mem God-speed, but shaking their
heads in doubt. All the assurances Of
flying sons, returned from the fight,
ing fronts. could not assure them that
the men essaying the great adventure
were not flying into the face of ele-
ments which would drive them down
to watery graves. The unknown fate
Of Andre who disappeared in thu
Far North years az in an attempt to
makera balloon passage, over h Pole.
was coupled with the failure of
in the Irish, Sea recently as indicat-.
ing the probable result of the race for
the honor of the pioneer crossing.
Hawker is of Australian BIRTH; 81
years old and "a mechanic who rose
to the rank Of flyer under the tute-
lage Of sopwith, one Of the earliest of
the British airmen. In 1912 Hawkef
& plane patterned after that of. the
American Wright, Brothers and later
attained what was claimed to be q
world altitude record-28.500 feet.
During the war he vas engaged as
l an experimental flyer assisting. in. the
development Of sopwith, machines.
oirieve, combines. the dualifications
meteorological, with some flying ex.
perience gained while. he commanded
the cruiser Campania, mother ship of
the British a~irsquadron with the
Grand feet. Hesis+ass years Of age.
81 .sTo Beat tYanlkts."
st. Johns N. s.. May 19:--Harry g.
Cbn1nander Mackenzie sGrieve. his
III nSyt9ttor, took the .air atEb:55 b. IN.
today, greenwich time slI:55 p. M.
New York time), In an effort to ''beat
the Yankees across" the Atlantic, and
i albo winning for him first shOnprs In
the hon.stop.$ trans.Atlantic race and
thes.tto.o 900 prize ofsthe London Daily
Ffederick:P ...Raynham. English av-
iafor. d SHawker's rival FOR the
$4,000. prize attempted take on
im~niSdi6tsly in al endeayor to beat
the halter, but miifortuness interviewed.
his plane was wrecked, Ind he and
hb navigator Charles W. ~ Morsan'
wkreWinjured.s sse,
3Ha1ker considered weight nj o1
utrn6Gt ,impoftAnceSSsliftt Hcieve's
M. Ne f0unds 1T ssheayy.And inquired