Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31


first to cross the Atlantic without a
stop. Grief at their loss was wide
spread and each Of the succesxful later
American flyers honored them upon
reaching France.
Even as Nungesser and Coli wee
starting on their journey Corndr.
Richard r. Byrd with his crew. Charle1
Levine with his pilot and Comdr. MOI
Davis were preparing on this side 70
make the jump toward Paris.
Then out Of the West came the un-
heraIded Capt Charles A. Lindberxh
an unassumlng. rangy tad. who had
no claims to make, but possessed Of
purpose. He had Jumped from San
Diego to st. Louis In one hop, setting
a record nonstop flight for a single
aviator. The next day he sped on 70
New York and had attracted the a..
tention Of the country.
People wondered il this quiet. bow
lsh individual really intended TO ~
put over the Atlantic in his land plane.
the Spirit Of st. Louis.
Lindbergh didn't give them nuch
time to wonder. On the evening Of
May ~ he went TO a movie. When Re
returned, after hearing the weaths-
report. he asked to be called at z.I5
a m the next morning. II wasn't long
before he was at Roosevelt Field, with
his plane out of the hangar. A sand.
wich went into his pocket, a coffee
still was added, a bottle OF water taken
and a return ticket from France
stuffed into another pocket along
with letters Of Introduction. 50 that
he might get about in Paris. With.
out further ado. he told the small
group at the field. We'll. I'm Of" and
sailed toward the East.
World Il Thrilled.
Thirty-three and one-hah hour. later
he landed at lie Bourget Field. Paris.
The world literally went wild over th.s
new air hero. His boyishness. youth.
'nodesty. pleasant smile, his self.
possession and evident good.breedinx
an idol to be made Of him. Two
Kings paid Indy homage and all o.
them wanted an opportunity 70 do 30
Three foreign nations lavished him
with decorations
He kept his head. refused 70 CON-
his exploit. and came back
TO America 10 be the Nations greatest
peace-time hero.
Less spectacular, but almost az re-
was the tour Of the country
in the interest OF aviation which fol-
lowed the initial receptions This
Night. to promote safety in aviation.
under the guidance OF the Guggenhefm
Fund. covered 2:.3S0 miles Lindberxh
and his ship. the Spirit OF St. Louis.
made So stops and during all Of this
nying he was late Just once when fog
prevented him from landing al Port.
land. Ne. His tour finished enc
minute ahead OF schedule.
Tho iutayazrfr~ Tfrlhar~h - -.
plane have become unofficial xcod-wu
OF the United States.
His flight from Washington 70 Mexico
City fired the Imagination OF the
Mexican people and did more than
anything that ever has happened 10
promote better relations between the
wo Republics.
Twenty Fatalities I'm Year.
Following the LAndbergh trans
atlantic flight. planes began to dot
the skies as they tried out for the hop
over the oceans At ore time there
were seven airships lined up in Eu-
rope for race 10 America None Of
them got far. But before the season
was over there had been 20 fatalities.
including two women. as q result OF
the flights, and seven psrs,ns had
D
On June ! Clarence Chamberlir and
Charles Levine dsw the Bellanea
Columbia from Roosevelt
Field. landing in Helfsa. Germany.
near Berlin, having Travelled Asses
miles In - hours
On June -. Cousdr. Richard E Byrd,
Win Bert Acesta, Lieut. G~orSe A.
Neville and Sernt Baichen. few frcn,
New York. landing At sea aeorr zee
fards from shore near Nsg,sur-Nsr.
France.
These. together with T.inth$rxhs
hight. constituted the successful ,ran~~
tanitc lights Of the season. Mex,
year may Be different ssery. R2,
wen this season AT one tine there
we're 20 projects under way for c-xss-
hk the ocean from New Yexk 10 Ea-
,ope or from Europe 70 Au,srtca.
,welve men ami ore Woman ol@a IN
hess Atlantic attempts.
Elder. Haideman Flight.
near tragedy was turned inec a
riamph by Miss Ruth Elder and Capt.
'eorge hatdegnan. who were forced
own 10 the sea by a broken feed psrNe
fhtis attempting 10 Ey erorn Roosevelt
'e9a 10 Paris In the American Cir
ctocer II. They Allghsej near the
Iacres anu were picked up Nv the
seanfSr RArenirexht Ii was che ksns-
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faet. the ass miles CNcntinucuS
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r woman
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frn' = darlnS boy, Who hcpr<d 81
rom brunswick. Ca. August = n
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signals for the direction ard DIS
sncs TO SANrv AMI thea StlSa pr~ar~Nf
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nj ever the South American ysAAtn
ma, but NJ trace has Ne@n found O.
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The only Aor~ that Ne IS aflVs IL
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minutes, This fstxat Mas directed
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their trip nv radio AsAaS
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