New Britain herald., 1927-07-07
Flies With Him to London To.
morrow in Demonstration
Trip in Columbia
AVIATOR APPARENTLY
BREAKS WITH LEVINE
Chamberlin Declines to Comment
But His Friends Insist that Levine
Has Been too Arrogant and I'm
reasonable in His Demands and
Former is not Satisfied With Con-
ditiOn OF Plane.

Chamberlin will fly the Bellanca
monoplane Columbia to London to-
morrow with the as yet unnamed
French pilot who will attempt a re-
turn flight across the Atlantic with
Charles Levine, Chamberlin told the
Associated Press today.
Will Show Controls
Chamberlin will show the new
pilot the controls and everything he
needs to know about the peculiari-
ties of the plane as we'll as give him
the full benefit OF the experience
gained on the transatlantic fight.
Chamberlin will leave the plane in
London, to be returned to France by
the French pilot, and will sail from
Southampton on, the Leviathan next
Tuesday.
identity of Pilot
1t is believed the pilot who will
take the Columbia back to America
will be either Captain Georges
Pelleteir Doisy of Paris to- Tokyo
fame, or Lieutenant Paul Tarascon,
who originally planned the trip
across with the Inflated Captain Coli
and who, since the failure of the
Nungesser-C flight, has been
working on plans for one of his own.
Chamberlin declined to comment
on rumors current in Paris that
there had been break with Levine.
Il should be perfectly willing to
take the plane home myself" he
said, but long ago made engage
ments that make it impossible"
Friends of the aviator also stated
that arrangements concluded some
time ago precluded his remaining in
Europe any longer.
Hint at Friction
They did hint, however, that all
was not too smooth between the
men and intimated that Chamberlin
felt that Levine, without sufficient
experience In aviation, had under
taken too much in the direction of
the flight, especially In their round
of visits to European cities.
This was particularly noticeable
at Vienna, Austria, and, Marienbad,
Czechoslovakia, when Levine,
friends of Chamberlin say, insisted
upon taking off under such unfav-
orable weather conditions that
Chamberlin thought it almost suicid-
al to fly.
Chamberlin considered himself a
soldier under orders of his chief, and
took off after demonstrating with
Levine, Chamberlin' friends say.
This difference of opinion about
! flying has not affected the personal
relationship of the men, which con-
tinues friendly, friends Of both said
today. Indeed, it Is understood,
Chamberlin is still under contract to
Levine and may make flights for
him in the United States after his
return. Chamberlin's friends say,
however, that if there are such
flights, Chamberlin will insist that
they be entirely under his direction
Dissatisfied with Plane
While Chamberlin has declined to
comment, it is understood that he is
| dissatisfied with the condition of
the Bellanca plane, advising Levine
| that it would be a matter of weeks
before it could be placed in condi-
ton for the return flight and that
any attempt at hurry might end
fatally.
Therefore, he demonstrated
strongly when Levine sent a message
to Commander Byrd in the United
States in the name of both himself
and Chamberlin, offering to accom-
pany the America on a reurn flight.
This difference was patched up, but
Chamberlin pointed out to Levine
that he would be unable to make the
trip because of engagements which
! he already had in the United States.