Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-24
OCEAN FLIGHT BY
GREAT ATLANTIC
NOT ABANDONED
Both BrackIey and Kerr Pro-
test Against Proposed Flight
to United States and Say
They viii Cross,
BY w. j. BCaZeli.
(Staff Correspondent of the New York
World and Albuquerque Joulnal)

Harbor Grace, N. f., June 23,--Re-
newed SUGGESTIONS from the American
OFFICES OF tne handley- Page company
that the huge biplane, the Atlantic,
should make a flight to the United
States before essaying the overseas
journey, came today 10 Maj. II. G,
Brackley and Rear Admiral Mark
Kerr. heads of the expedition here.
With the income inquiries from Eng
fish headquarters for an opinion as
to any changes of plans.
But as they have done before, both
Brackley and Kerr urge against it, all
most to the point of refusal. They
do not want even a suspic on that
they are funkng the Transatlantic
flight simply because there is no
chance of being the first to achieve
the crossing, Kerr believing that in
addition to making the flight, there
will be splendid opportunities for sci
entific observation that may add
largely to the store of knowledge re-
garding the behavior Of winds over
the sea, changes in direction that
come with changes in altitude and
with regard to aerial navigation.
Despite the journey of the NC-4 of
the Vickers-Nimy and of the Sop
with. there Is really not much more
known about the navigation of the
air than there was before. The Ad-
miral is very hopeful that definite
progress may result from observations
from the Atlantic, because there is so
much more roo INTO move about
aboard her This means more frequent
and more careful observations, as well
as the possibility of keeping a more
complete log, from which important
deductions may lie drawn.
Also there is the romantic aspect
to the present plan, of flying directly
TO London. The route, in that case,
will lie to the south of Ireland. If
things 90 as they should, the first
landfall on the Irish Isles would be
in Cornwall or Deyonshire. In any
event. Devonshire will be crossed
and the Atlantic then will have gone
from Newfoundland to the shores
from which the first English voyage
to Newfoundland was started.
For the better part of two centuries
Devon fishermen were the sole Eng
| fish visitors to this island They came
OUT Will inc pltN NeiSbNiis WINS
of spring, fished all summer and Their
went home with the prevailing wes-
terly winds. They were prohibited by
law from living here through the win
ter, the fear being that the fisheries
might thereby be, exhausted
In making the first flight direct
from Newfoundland to England, there
will be just such a "home coming
as there was when the NC-4 made
Plymouth, whence the Pilgrim
Fathers set sail for Massachusetts.
News that Bolton and Paurs Trans
Atlantic project has been dropped
causes uncertain as to the future OF
the airdrome here 1t was to have
been used by Bolton and Paul. There
was not even a thought that the air
drome might remain in more or less
constant use. Now that the Bolton
and Paul machine is not coming, the
departure of the Handley-Page may
mean that the field will revert to Its
former uses. Leases were for year
with privilege of renewal for two
wears. and of purchase at the END
of that time.