Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-03

| Kind should occur tC Americas nero,
| they would never forgive themselves,
| and consequently extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken that hoth-
ing shall happen to him
| Wing Commander H. M. Brock, IN
charge at kenley station, has issued
an order TO mis- two squadions OF air
| fighters that Captain Lindhergh is
not to be given any plane excepE
the one carefully tested and designed
for his Paris trip tomorrow. Nor Is
he to be taken rs a passenger by
other pilots. Night flying is carried
out every night at lke,lley, and the
high officials feared that the ad-
venturouS American might sally into
the CLOUDS tonight just for the fun
of the Thing, or that he might go UP
with British officers for lark
Two trim, pink checked youngsters
from TIE British air force, flight
Lieutenant BCret and Flying Officer
Norman Of the Bind squadron, were
ready to accompany him tc the coast.
The, mist was low anGi heavy and
the fog reports from the channel in
Iiicated something even worse. OBJ.
seravtion planes circling the fielG
seemed hardly visible few hundred
yards away. A big express plane from
Paris appeared barely to move along
like blind bird, as it followed low
down the railroad tracks marking the
route to the Croydon air station near
by.
Final decision regarding the flight
actually rested with Captain Lind
bergh himself. He could have had
the plane if he wanted it, and British
officers would have accompanied hun
to the coast. But there WAS o strok
ing of tanned faces and q shaking Of
heads and then sigh Of relief as
the American youth announced thac
lie was greatly disappointed but Woulu
wait until dawn.
Somebody suggested that Lindy
might like flip in the game cock
just around tne field, as the youth Tor
a moment seemed to weaken, but
Wing Commander Brook quickly am
llounced that this was a decision
within his province and now that
Captain Lindbergh , had decided not
to set out for Paris tonight, there
was not Inc slightest possibility OF his
being permitted to take the risk ir,
bad weather at Kenley- III
Over at the officers mess, Indy
wrote mis- name in the big guest book
and ST. Louis as his home town, and
then the airnen gathered around
for autographs and to swap air stor-
les of their experiences.
PARIS, June P)-Parls was dis
appointed tonight at the failure Of
Captain Charles Lindbergh to hop Oft
from England this afternoon as had
1.-THE news that the American aviator
held up by poor weather conditions,
would fly at dawn tomorrow.
Everyone realized all day that the
rain and haze ashore and the fog
over the channel made the flier's
hop all but impossible The recep-
ton committee aid small crowd,
! however, waited patiently at LIE Bour-
get to welcome him in case he should
| take off,
! Ambassador Myron T, Herrick went
/ to the air field and stayed there until
he was informed that Captain L1rld-
Eergh would not arrive.
The transatlantic flier's farewell
to France at Cherpourg on Saturday
| is, likely to be q suI2down affair. He
is scheduled to leave Paris in q
French army plane. about noon, flying
| to Cnerbourg and ii lie goes through
! the elaborate ceremonies planned for
| him there. he will get aboard the
! United States cruiser Memphis only
in good time for the evening meal.