The producers news., 1927-07-01

down 300 miles short of their desti-
nation. For nine days they drifted
with their seaplane and were picked
up when hope had almost been
abandoned.
Longest Ocean Hop.
In their flight of approximately
2,4OO miles, Maitland and Hegen-
berger completed the longest trans
oceanic airplane flight ever accom-
plished
The landing was made on a rain
soaked field. The huge plane TAXED
the entire length of the field. Then
circling, it came back to the front
of the review stand, where the high
est army, navy and civil authorities
in the island were waiting to extend
congratulations to the fliers.
The crowd, augmented by hun
dreds hurriedly returning to the
field, went wild with enthusiasm.
Gunsl of fortresses thundered in
salute as the plane stopped before
the reviewing stand
The flight ended today, exempli-
I fled the advance which aviation has
taken. Whereas, the navy had found
it essential to place a line of war
ships reaching from California; s
shore to the Hawaiian Islands, at
200 mile intervals, the army filters
flew without such support, and in
land plane that would have floated
two or three hours. They had how
ever, pneumatic lift raft.
Seen Once.
From the time they passed
through the Golden Gate and began
their traverse of the miles of land.
less Pacific, the army fliers had beer
definitely reported seen only once
) before they reached Hawaii. A re-
port came that they had been seer
5 800 miles off the California coast bu
/ the steamship sending the radio
could not be identified.
= The passengers and the crew of tn,
steamer Sonoma, TAO miles from TIT
' Golden Gate, were electrified whel
t Maitland brought his plane out o
4 the mist and dropped to within 20
: feet of the water as he passed by
He had then been more than min
: hours on his way.
S The next report from the flier
came from the Steamship Presiden
q Pierce, LOO miles from California
e which reported hearing their radi
asking for a bearing to establish 10
y cation.
At 8 a. m. the plane radioed tina
= the fliers were 700 miles off Homo
! lulu, ;
= Colonel Howard, department al
officer, rushed to the plane, graspe
Maitland's hand and shouted "Yo
e did it, and l congratulate you.
Major General Edward M. Levi
f commander of the Hawaiian depar
ment of the army, clasped hanc
;e with Maitland and Hegenberger, ti
/ eyes Of both aviators filled wit
tears as he said:
20 ''My boys, l congratulate you"
/? Maitland said that the radio be;
is con on the island of Maual failed
function
st Depended On Compass.
"Our compass" he said, "is VIII;
Ie got us here. If we hadn't had tha
lie we should have been out of luck"
'r When asked whether they WEI
s: tired and hungry, both fliers, al
u mitted that cold chicken sandwitC
Is would appeal to them. They to-
those who crowded about tc col
- - graduate them that they were SOM
. what tired.
"We had some coffee and san,
iS ;o witches but we could not find the
! although we looked all over Il
plane while travelling" said Mai
7 land.
re Then, first congratulations owe
he demanded:
Ie "How about a cigaret?"
Hegenberger said:
is "Sure, we had a lot of mes
ne weather on the trip. Indeed, '
had our troubles but we feel gre
r. satisfaction in having made Il
IT dash ,e.