The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-24
R-2H UP ALL night
IN A NORTH SEA MIST.
ON HER TRIAL CRUISE
700 Foot Aircraft Bought
BY U. s. in England Meets
Bad Weather.
ACTS WELL In FLIGHT
Sends Radios Telling OF
Trip, Almost to French
Coast. 1t Is Said.
AMERICAN CREW ABOARD
Jump-Off for This Side Will
Be Made After Flights Fol
lowing Final Test.
AMERICAN CREW ABOARD
By the Associated Press.

PuLHAM, England, Aug. 28.-Out
over the North Sea, above the low
clouds and banks of mist, the giant
dirigible ZR-2 tonight was cruising
up and down off the coast OF Norfolk
waiting for daylight to guide her to
her mornings at Pulham.
The big aircraft. purchased by the
American Navy from Great Britain.
is on a trial trip from Howden to Pull
ham. The voyage began at 7:10 o'clock
this morning and was expected to end
before darkness fell over Eastern Eng
land.
During the greater part Of the day
the weather was propitious and the
dirigible, having on board the Amer
lean crew that is to guide her across
the Atlantic, manoeuvered for many
miles over land and sea.
As the afternoon advanced the weather
conditions became bad. and as mist and
low clouds gathered ana penetrated in
land from the Norfolk coast it was de-
cided not to attempt to berth the airship
tonight owing to the danger of accident.
Therefore the IRE will remain out at
sea until dawn at least.
Several Trials Succeed.
The Air Ministry earlier In the day
announced that the airship had success
fully accomplished several trials. 1t sent
radio dispatches to Pulham occasion
ally during the day, indicating that it
vas making a wide sweep over the
North Sea.
At noon the ZR-2 was twenty eight
miles Off Feiixstowe. and at O'Clock
in the afternoon thirty miles east Of
Lowestoft. At the latter point 1t sent
radio saying. "All we'll
1t is unofficiaily stated that the flight
took the ZR-2 near the coast Of Franc 8.
Two hundred soldiers have been sent
to Pulham from Norwich to assist In
mooring the diriEible.
All preparations have been made at the
airdrome here for the arrival of the di-
rigible. Some Of the airmen here believe
that she will arrive at o'clock I'm the
morning. and not later than s O'Clock
in any event. Both the big shed used
IN housing balloons and the mooring
mast are in readiness.
II the weather Is not gusty the mast
may be used as her anchorage. Tf the
weather Is not propitious the craft viii
be housed IN the shed.
British and American aerial officers
were in charge of the giant balloon,
which Will start on It's flight across the
Atlantic TO America as soon as prac-
tcable.
II was intended that to-day's flight
would be the final test OF the great air
ship before Commander Louis II. Max
field Of the United States Navy and his
crew formally took charge Of the craft.
The ships control car contained Com
mander Maxfeld. Brig-G s. n. Malt
land, the British Air Marshal. and
Col Campbell, who supervised the
work of designing the dirigiblo. Dis
tributed through the vast interior OF
the balloon were five other America n
officers seven engineers and four rig
gers, in addition to the regular British
crew,
Three hundred men carefully guided the
craft from the hangar whore II had been
awaiting suitable flying weather Mem
bers Of the crew took their posts Gen.
Maitland nimbly clambered up the lad
der and disappeared amidships. and then
came the ringing OF signal bells and
the resounding sputter OF the ships six
powerful motors.