New-York tribune., 1921-08-24
ZR-2 Goes Up
On 34-E1r. Trial
Trip Over Sea
Giant Dirigible Carries. so
Persons When She Takes
Air at Howden ON Flight
Planned to Last All Night
Will Start for Jersey Soon
After Aug. 28 if Present
Test Ends Satisfactorily
From Tho Tn6u1o's E,sropcan Bureau

copyright. 1021. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The United
States dirigible ZR-2, which will cross
the Atlantic about August % in the
hands Of an American crew, ascended d
from the airdrome at Howden at 6:15
o'clock this morning for trial fight.
The giant craft, still aloft tonight.
is expected to remain in the air thirty
four hours before sanding tomorrow
at Pulham. in Norfolk, the starting
point Of the coming trip to Lakehurst,
n. J.
Most Of the airship's maneuvers to-
day were carried out over the North
Sea. 1t was the first trip the balloon
had made since the oyerhauling which
was necessitated by defects noticed
the first time that she took the air,
several weeks ago.
Carries Fifty on Trial Trip
Fifty persons were aboard when she
rose. These included Captain Waan.
of the British air service, who was in
command; Brigadier General S. M.
Maitland, British Air Marshal. and
twenty-one Americans. Among the
latter were Commander Louis H. Max
field, who will command during the
transatlantic flight; Lieutenant Com
inanders Valentine N. Bieg, Of Bryn
Mawr. Pa; Emery Coil, OF Marietta,
Ohio and Lieutenants Charles G. Little
Of Ncwburyport, Mass; Marcus H.
Esterly, of Washington. and Henry W.
Hoyt. of Clearwater, Fla.
To-day's trial was originally sched-
uled to be made August IA, but was
postponed from day to day on account
Of bad weather. Although there we're
thunderstorms along the northeastern
coast Of England this afternoon, the
greater part Of the day was fair
The big craft was dragged down from
her shed before dawn After she had
been trimmed for flight and the crew
put aboard Very light was fired and
the airship rose from the ground.
Once the ship was in the air the mo-
tors were started. With all six Of her
engines going, she circled the ardrome
twice and then headed straight for the
east coast.
Whether the airship will be berthed
or tied up to a landing mast at Pulham
had not beer decided when she left
Howden
Warships to Line Atlantic Course
If the trial fight proves satisfactory
the balloon will be taken over for
mally by the American officials here
and will be driven to New Jersey as
soon after August % as the weather
is favorable and as soon as the con-
voy Of American warships which will
line the route is ready to take up its
station.
Officials here made plain, however,
that the attempt to fly across the At
lantic will not be made until the ZR-2
is in perfectly fit condition.
Major ?. L. Van Nostrand, who will
represent the United States Army Air
Service on the voyage, arrived in Lon
don from Berlin to-day
HOWDEN, England, Avg. % (Bv The
Associated Press If the conclusion Of
to-day's test of the ZR-2 should be
success sful the next step will be the
trimming Of the crew in one or two
fifteen or twenty -four hour flights and
then, barring unexpected difficulties
ali will pc ready for the jump-off tow
ard America.
LONDON, Aug. "A "wednesday
(By The Associated Press early this
morning the Air Ministry announced
that the airship had successfully ac-
complished several trials. 1t sent radio
dispatches to Pulham occasionally dur
ing the day, indicating that it was
making wide sweep over the North
Sea.
At noon the zR-2 was twenty-eight
miles of Felixstowe and at 4 o'clock
lowcatoft. 1t Is unoincially stated that
the fight took the ZR-2 near the coast
OF France.
Two hundred soldiers have been sont
to puham from Norwich TO assist In
mooring the dtriFib1e.