New Britain herald., 1927-06-06

Set New Record
 The fliers failed to achieve their goal. Berlin. but they established a new long distance sustained flight record, having covered about $500 miles from Roosevelt field. New York, to Eisleben.
 Starting from Roosevelt field at Sos a. m. Saturday they had been in the air 42 hours when forced to land at Eisleben. as compared with 331. hours for Captain Lindbergh's 3,610 mile flight from New York to Paris little over two weeks ago.
 News of the Columbia's start and the subsequent dispatches telling of it's progress had brought Berlin to fever heat and the great Tempel- hofer field. nucleus for a web of commercial airplanes. was massed with crowds waiting to welcome the Americans. Many waited all night.
 American Flag Shown
 An American flag was run up the main flagstaff, the band of the Luf- thansa, or German Air league. play ed lively airs and officials hustled about making arrangement for the reception.
 As the morning wore on rain and winds chilled the ardor of the thou- sands waiting. and recurring con- f1icting rumors added to the general inconvenience. The airdrome offi- cials appeared to be without reliable information regarding the Colum- bias whereabouts.
 Sighted on Dortmund The plane was first sighted over Germany at Dortmund. in the Ruhr valley. at 4 a. m. but thereafter be- came a phantom ship until its ap- l pearance at Eisleben where it came to earth for fuel.
 The American ambassador. Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman. and his off. cial party left Templehofer field at a. m.. after having waited for four hours, but returned when 1t was re. ported that the Columbia was over | Magdeburg. less than two hours | flight from Berlin.
 As soon as the landing at Klinge became known the ambassador con- ! ferred with German officials regard ing arrangements for their care, and plane hurried off. carrying Ameri- 1 ican and German officials. Resting at Kottbus
 This was immediately followed by half dozen other machines bearing newspaper men. At first it was ! thought the airmen would be brought to Berlin in a Lufthansa machine. but later 1t was decided that they should be taken to Kottbus by motor and permitted to rest un- til tomorrow.
 | It was said this afternoon that 1t was doubtful whether the Columbia could be put into proper condition to permit the Americans flying her to Berlin tomorrow.
 Shortly after noon. when news ! that the airmen had lost their way and had landed at klinge was mega | phoned to the watchers at Tempel- hofer field. the crowds there began melting away and in less than half an hour the great airdrome was de. serted.
 Given Full Credit
 Despite the disappointment. the Americans were credited with a 1 plucky and sensational flight. It was pointed out that Chamberlin en- countered thick muggy weather as soon as he crossed into Germany. and his failure to find the trail to Berlin was ascribed primarily to the heavy cloud banks and confusing winds.
 Although flock of scouting planes went out to locate him soon after he was sighted over Dort. mund, he wandered too far to the east. Had his course been direct one after passing over Magdeburs he would have arrived at the Tem- pelhofer field.
 klinge, where the Bellanca plane landed today. is small village fif. teen kilometers (92 miles) due east of Kottbus. and little over four miles west of the town of Forst. , Had Motor Trouble. , Kottbus, Germany. June $ tR- Motor trouble and shortage of Sas' | (Continued on Pags S.)