Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
Nc Laren is Forced Down in North Pacific Today
BRITISH FLYER
DAMAGES SHIP
ENDS HIS TRIP
Climax Of Troubles /
Blow to Intrepid
Man
by United Press Leased wire

:
CORDOVA. Alaska, Aug. THE
British attempt to circle the earth
by air has met failure in the north
Pacific. according to wireless mess
ages received by the United States
naval radio station here today all
rect from Major A. Stuart Maeia-
rem, leader Of the expedition.
The Big Amphibian plane in
which the British had fought their
way to the halfway mark, was ire.
tr1evablv damaged wien a1ighti4g
on a choppy sea at Nikolski, in the
Konandorski Islands.
Heavy fog, which settle sudden
Iv along the route the British were
following, thickened around the Brit
ish plane on the flrgh1 from I'etfo-
pavlosk, Kamchatka, to Nikolski
when MacLaren was almost within
sight Of the cove where he could
bring his plane safety TO the water.
The amphibian settled heavily.
smashing the wing floats and tail
unit and putting the plane com
pletely ont Of commissions.
Although the British cruiser
Thiepval, which was serving as con-
voy and mother ship for MaeLaren
and his party, was supposed to ear
ry enough spare parts to repair the
plane, MacLaren's s message said that
the right parts needed are not avail
able.
Bends Message
'.The machine is so seriously
damaged that it is necessary to aban
don the flight; returning to Van
couver (B. CO aboard the Thiep-
VAL Mae Laren's message said.
The British pilot and his crew
were able to have the hull, gears
and motor of the big plane. These
and the aviators effects were load.
ed aboard the Thiepval, which ar
rived on the scene yesterday MORN
ihs.
The Thiepval sailed from Ptrov
pavlosk at 1880 a. m. August n
when word reached her that Mae-
Laren s plane had been damaged
while landing at Nikolski. syss
No details were given at that
time and 1T was assumed that the
British awaited only the arrival sOf
tools, carried by the cruisetstc II,
pair the plane and proceed with
tho. flight.
The flash today from the ThicpV3l
is supposed to be the decision reach
ed after a conference between. Mas-
Laren and mechanics aboard the
Thiepval that the plana cannots be
The Thiepval took aboard the re-
mains of the plane and already has
sailed for Vancouver, it was un.
derstood from her wireless.
The British world flight started
from Calshot, England, ON March
%. Hard luck seemed to follow
the big amphibian after it. had
cleared Italy.
Much Trouble
In Greece, Persia and India en-
CINE trouble held up the flight. a
new motor had to De shipped TO Mac
Laren before he could start over
Asia from Greece.
In Southern lndia tie British fly
FRS ran into the monsoon season
when hot winds aud sand, stornsss
made flying impossible. In one *
hese storms the plane was render.
ID useless.
A new plane was rushed 20 hihr
aboard United States DESTROYER
md once more the British were on
heir way.
'.Hats off to the stars and
tripes for real sportmanship, Mae
4aren flashed 10 the "Yanks" ut
hat time.
The British and Americans passed
aeh other in Southern Asia. In
southern Japan MacI.aren had
rouble again and then was lost in
he Kurile Islands. japanese des
rogers found him after two day
earch in Tokotan Bay.
The flight TO Petropaylosk was
'ithout incident and after prepar.
ng for the worst part of his trip,
iacLaren hoped off for Nikolski
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