The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-30
All Hawaii Salutes Birdmen
For Their Success in Fly
ing From Golden Gate to
HOnOlulu-ScOres of Con.
gratulatory Messages Are
Received

Honolulu, June 30. IT (P - The
pleasant penalties Of heroism were
fixed upon Lieutcnants Lester J.
Maitland and Albert Hegenbergcr
today as all Hawaii saluted them
for their swift, sure flight from the
Golden Gate to Honolulu.
The two birdmen, who had flown
2,4OO miles-thc longest flight over
water ever made-suffered from
hunger while food was within arms
length of them.
This was revealed imm ediately aft
err their landing. Asked if they were
tired, they said they were. a little,
but mainly hungry. They had
trusted to others to provision the
plane with soup, chicken sandwiches
and coffee, but when they searched
repeatedly for it throughout the day
and the ensuing night, it could not
be found.
A brother officer, hearing their
complaint, grinncd:
You poor fish," he said. "Why
didn't you look under your feet?
found enough grub under tarpaulin
to feed you week in going over
your plane when you vacated"
Active Social Program
An active social program was ar
ranged for the two, starting with a
call at 8 a. m.s on Major General Ed
ward NJ. Lewis, commanding the
Hawaiian department Of the army.
and closing at p. m. with public
reception.
Further social activities have also
been arranged which will keep them
busy the evenings Of July 2 and
July 4.
Scores of congratulatory messages
were received by the flyers today.
There was much speculation as to
what effect their successful flight
will have upon public interest in the
general opinion is that the Dole
flights will develop into a race for
the first and second prizes of SCI, 900
and $4,000 for the first flights from
the mainland to Hawaii after noon
Of August IL.
Radio Beacon Fails
The much discussed radio beacon,
which was to have guided the big
monoplanc, failed TO work consist.
emily, due to q defective receiving
apparatus aboard the plane. When
the honor escort left Wheeler field
to meet them, Maitland and Hegen.
berger were approximately 100 miles
north Of their intended course. As 9
result they slipped in unescorted
surprising q great crowd which had
almost gone to sleep waiting fol
| them.
They first sighted the island Of
HAWAI- Being familiar with the Ha.
waiian islands, the flyers immedi.
ately oriented themselves and turned
southwark to Oahu.
It was half an hour after Matt
land and Hegenberger landed that
the airplane escort returned to find
the big Fokker plane already at
Wheeler field, surrounded by the
military police guard, and the two
aviators on the reviewing stand re.
ceiving congratulations and telling
how the longest all water flight in
history had been made.
Social functions for Maitland and
He6enberger were forbidden yes-
tsrtlay to permit them to rest. Late
yeSterday afternoon. however, they
sweFs unable to resist the lure Of q
plunge Into the, waters Of Waikaikai
beach. TAUir 4 appearance was the
signal for the 1asS Sembly Of more than
= score Of .motioA picture and news
paper pkot4eraph4rs and others. The
aviators su6mitte3 good naturedly to
the demands that. they pose and then
went to their hosel.,
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