Evening star., 1927-05-30
LINDBERGH FINDS
KING ALBERT KEEN
FOR AIR TRAVELLING

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tho slightest disorder and never did
any one ser by those ranks Of sol
d;erS Naturally there came into my
mind the difference between that land,
inG and my nndjng in Paris. OF
caur>N ] am not complaining about
,hat human monsoon l got into at
I.e Eo8reet. Those enthusiastic
French meant well. ana know they
0ere Il3d 70 see me. bat. good lord.
sG&< was -ou@h enthusiasm. | have
S&ea the official estimate that there
~s@e $50 600 people there. but as l
locked / SAW = million people. That's
Gay story. and / stick IL it.
New rut ri F,yere there were a lot
II people. bUt there was nothing but
order ara dignity, / understand the
King personally arranged that recep.
.aca. ana both the plane and myself
&v2 in Euuch better shape this Sunday
.Esovs..D~ tGaH we were last Sunday
12nrac-E
y .SA = ada shat the French made
complete Tepas@t5anS TOR any damage
asSas hv ihesr expression of joy at
sca.3s@ n>e land. The Spirit OF ST.
Louis 5 roW in perfect shape and it
alusGS, takes = Macn!fyiug glass to
See where the repairs were made TO
me ship.
Cream of Credit.
Il certainly was a great experience
In 6a received as I was yesterday. and
I take it ali as tribute To aviation
and 10 the United States. l just hap
perad ~ he the tool in the whole
business. 1 am happy To fill that role.
! feel regretful at times to think
that other fellows will take the same
chance / did and accomplish just as
much, but viii probably not get as
much credit. It seems / am taking
the cream off the credit dish
But I would feel sad indeed if folks
back home got the idea that / am
cruising around over here just through
a spirit Of vanity. In the first place /
want to go about to learn of Euro
pean developments III aviation and,
in the second place, I want TO see
Europe. / go in my ship because that's
how I like to travel.
There has never entered my head
any idea Of doing anything but being
a flying man. That's my Job and it's
good enough job for me.
Cheers at Tomb.
Having got that off my mind /
want to thank the King and royal
family, the government of the coun-
try and of the city of Brussels for the
wonderful reception they are giving
me. They left nothing undone in their
+,,st.
Like the French, the Belgians are
great for sentiment. Yesterday at
tthe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
where / went, my attention was
called to q war mutile. The ceremony
had been solemn up to then as, of
course. was quite fitting. But when
walked over and wished that poor
soldier well. which seemed to me a
natural thing to do, the whole crowd
broke out in cheers, which lasted
until | had gotten far away from the
scene
| also wish to thank the Belgian
Aero Club for its warm reception
last evening, and the American Club
at Brussels for the magnificent din
ner given for me. There is nothing
small about the way Americans over
here in Europe entertain their fell
low citizens who come roaming
around.
AS has been told, my flight from
Paris yesterday was lneventful.
leaving lie Bourget about l o'clock,
/ few over Paris, dropped an Ameri-
can flag in the Place de Ia Con
corde, and then Strengthened out for
Brussels.
Sees Old battle-ground.
l few low over Senlis and dropped
the Stars and Strips there, and then
climbed about 5000 meters until /
got near the Old battle line Here /
flew low. for it was the first time l
had ever been near that historic
region and l wanted to see it.
1t was quite easy to observe where
the battle zone began and stopped.
l could distinguish the towns which
had been all but destroyed by the
new roofs. I noticed where shell
fire had destroyed forests and saw
new small trees growing up amid
the stumps of their ancestors.
could also distinguish marks of the
Old trenches. These marks are still
quite plain from the air, zig Tagging
across fields.
1t seems vegetation does gorW as
well where trenches were as it does
nearby. and this leaves distinguish
ing marks. ! am told this is because
Of mustard gas which settled in the
trenches.
l certainly got a vivid idea of the
wonderful reconstruction Job the
/ French and Belgians have effected.
They have surely made good in repair
ing damage and Wiping out ugly
marks left by the World War. They
are remarkably good on the come
back, are the French and Belgians.
100 Miles Hourly.
After leaving the battle zone I took
| 4 height Of about > 900 meters. When
] got near Brussels | speeded up the
ship to get rid of hangers on, and
when ] neared the air field l was MAX
ing $50 miles an hour.
Flags down at the far end Of the
field, near the new hangers. caused
me to think that was where ! should
! land. SO that's where ] went.
quickly saw my mistake after touch
/ ing ground and ta&ied over TO where
the reception committee was waiting.
! Then Mr.. Dunn took me in hand. He
/ has handled me well, including his
failure to keep his promise TO wake
! me this morning al Z O'Clock. so |
/ slept until nearly 9. But / guess
needed il. That good rest has chased
/ my cold away almost, and | feel quite
! fit today
/ One observation would like to
I make about my fight from Paris
/ feel lasting gratitude for the way
( the press has treated me, but yes.
/ terday those photographers in air
/ planes went too far They flew too