New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
Three Planes Ready


 New York, Sept. F tPs-In the ace Of new tragic reports from sea captains Of the fate Of the mono plane old Glory, and the withdrawal Of four other protected flights, three planes today remained in the trans atlantic air adventure.
 Miss Frances W. Grayson. Long Island student aviatriX, said she in tended to fly to Europe with a pilot and a navigator in q Sikorsky am phibian plane, while Miss Ruth FL der and Capt. Robert Macintosh British flyer. reiterated their deter mination not to be dissuaded from attempting their overseas hop.
 Levine Also Withdraws
 Capt. Anthony Wreford withdrew IS co-pilot for Macintosh, however, and from Paris came word of the cancellation by Lieut.. Paul Tarascon Of his plan to fly to America. To these were added the definite with irawals Of Charles A. Levine and Capt. Frank T. Courtney from the transatlantic lists.
 Coincident with these develop uents. three ships reached New York and told of vain hunts for the Old Glory in the storm tossed north Atlantic, and a chartered searching ship sent negative reports from sea. Three captains agreed the plane re- mained afoat only half an hour.
 Captain Macintosh replaced Wre- ford by Commander Fitzmaurice Of the Irish Free state Air corps, and spent four hours in the air on test flight. "My machine can last the range" he said confidently.
 Courtney's Trip OG
 The Westminster Gazette, packer Of Courtney's flight, announced abandonment of the project until next year after notifying the airman at Corunna, Spain, that he was re- leased from any obligation to carry on. Meanwhile, Levine withdrew from the adventure and made plans for round-the-world flight in 1928 Captain Hinchcliffe, Leyine's pilot said he had decided to start east ward on an endurance flight We'd nesday or Thursday with Karachi, India, as his probable destination.
 The monoplane Royal Windsor. in which Phil Wood and A. C. (Duko) Schiller had planned transatlantic flight, was at Harbor Grace Newfoundland. awaiting favorable iort n1I Orchard. Me. where they were halted recently in their attempted 5Ilmp overseas.
 Fonck Undecided
 Capt Ben" Fonck. French ace, whose transatlantic plans received q severe setback when the navy de partment cancelled leaves of absence to two of his crew. Lieut. Lawrence Curtin and Ensign Stephen Edwards from New York cabled th" French government 10 learn it's attitude on his flight before announcing definite abandonment of his expedition.
 Meanwhile the search for the old Glory was carried on in the North Atlantic by the steamer Kyle,
 
 of which Phil Payne passenger on he plane, was managing editor
 The futile search of the liners Pennsylvania. tarmania and LapIaud was described by masters of these vessels when they reached New York yesterday. Tn" captains said the sirplane could moi have kept ahoat f,. l. !, sea prevailing Wednesday, morning. although they searched for a day about the estimated position of the old Glory when the distress calls were received
 American Girls Flight.
 Tampa. Fla. S,pt. 12 'Pl The lfonoplan" American Girl, with George Ialdman at the controls and Miss Ruth Elder. in tho ro- pilots seat hoppyd of a' B. m, .asrcrn standard time for Whe"jn1 Va.
 ~ Accompanyiug Ua1man and Miss Elder wecr E3 Cornell of Win for Haven, and Thomas II. Mccarilc of Lakeland.
 Ialdman said that their flight 10 Wheeling would propably take from nine to Y hours, d.pnudiug on conditions and winds.
 After stop in Wheeling 10 con suit packers Of projected New York 10 Paris flight, the girl and her co-pilot and navigator plan 'o proceed to Roosevelt Field. \. I, 10 await favorable weather for q take off They hope b roach En0..-,.Lt