Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-29

tthrOugh the haze to N
triumphal landing.
II fell to the lot of the army 20
bring the Hawaiian islands, outpost
or Americas defenses, within one
day Of the cOuntry's mainland.
The fastest steamers traverse the
broad eaters OF the Pacific. In
which no land intervenes. I'm from
five and one-half To six days.
Not First Attempt
Maitland and HegenberEer, by
their successful flight, supplemt nted
the pioneer work begun August al,
1926. by their brothers Of the navy.
On that date three giant planes of
the navy made the first attempt TO
cross the Pacific from San Francisco
bay 10 Hawaii. One plane failed I'd
rise. another fell into the sea 500
miles off short and the third, con-
tanning the heroic Commander John
Rodgers and three other men, came
down some 800 miles short OF their
destination. For nine days they
drirted with their seaplane, and
were picked up when hope had been
almost abandoned.
The flight ended today cxemplified
the advance which aviation had
taken. Whereas. the navy had found
IL essential I'd place a line or war
ships reaching from CALIFORNIA;
shore tO the Hawaiian islands. at
200 mile intervals. the army flierB
flew without such support, and In "a
landing plane that would have float
ed two ~ three hours. They had,
however. pneumatic life raft.
The America radiocd that every
thing was going fine"
The United States army's $4,000
pound Fckkcr monoplane C-2 with
the intrepid fliers. Lieutenant Les
ter y. Maitland and Albert HeFen-
berger were reported at three o'clock
Pacific standard time, seven hum
dred miles from Honolulu On their
2-40O mile hop from the Golden Gate
tO Hawaii.
IN their flight Or approximately
2.4OO miles. Maitland and Hegen-
berger completed the longest trans
oceanic airplane flight ever me-
complished.
Land On Wet Field
The landing was made on n rain
soaked field. The huge plane TAXED
the entire length OF the field. Their,
circling, N came back % the front
of the review stand. where the high
est army. navy and civil authorities
IN the islands we're waiting to rx-
tend congratulations 20 the flierB.
The crowd, augmented by hun
dreds hurrirdly returning 20 the
field, went wild with joy and en-
thusiasm.
Guns Of fortreases thundered I'm
@M Mm Am vaHw
the reviewing stand.
Sighted Only Once
From the time they passed through
the Golden Gate and began their
traverse of the thousands w miIan
of landless travel, the airmen MA
been sighted definitely only once.
before they reached Hawaii. The r.
port came that they had been anan
200 miles off the California coast
but the steamship sending the radio
could not be identified.
The passengers and crew of tnn
steamer SonOma. TAO miles from tha
Iolden Gate. were electrified whrn
Maitland brought his plane ONT uP
mist and dropped 70 within 200 feet
of the water aa he passed by. He Mad
been more than nine hours on hiH
way
The next report from the fIlarm
came from the steamship President
Pierce. l.l00 miles from California.
which reported bearing their radio
askirg for bearing 10 be sent t1
establish location.
At X a- nr- the plane radfoed that
the fliers were 700 miles uff Hon
0IuIu.
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