Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
BROCK AND SCHLEE
LAND AT BELGRADE
ONWAY TO TURKEY
Expect to Complete 1000
Mile Hop to Constantinople
Later Today.
FEW SEE DEPARTURE
AFTER NIGHT IN MUNICH
Flyers Circle Field Three Times Be-
fore Heading Eastward-Honor
-. Guests at Dinner.

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia. August
s0.-The round the-world mono
plane Pride Of Detroit. piloted by
William s. Brock and Edward F.
schlee, landed here at 1903
O'Clock this afternoon from Mu-
mich, Germany.
An immense crowd, including the
American consul and many prom
inent Jugoslav officials. greeted
the flyers after their perfect land
ing. completing the third lap OF
their world tour.
The Americans announced that
they would take a few hours
rest, leaving for Constantlnople
later in the afternoon.
~ the Associated Press.
MUNICH, Germany. August 30
Favored by ideal flying conditions,
the American airmen. William ;.
Brock and Edward F. Schlee, took
off in their monoplane. the Pride OF
Detroit, at 6:35 o'clock this morning
for Constantinople in continuance OF
their flight around the world. They
expected to reach their destination,
1900 kilometers (about 1000 miles)
from Munich, in II hours. Thus
they would land at Constantinople
around z o'clock tonight. The plane
carried about 240 gallons of benzine.
There was a clear sky as the Pride
Of Detroit SCARED aloft and no wind
was reported to height OF 6'ooo
meters (about 1855 feet).
Brock and Schlee said good-by to
Munich after a stay Of less than 10
hours, they having landed here from
Croydon, England, at 4:Oo O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon, on the second
lap of their globe circling tour.
Few Persons See Take.off.
Not more than half dozen per-
sons had collected at the Overwel-
senfeld airdrome to see the plane
hon off on the southerly course
toward Turkey. Maj Halter. chief
officer of the Luftharsa, the German
Aerial League. was there with Of
fcials of the airdrome and two news
paper reporters.
No time was lost after the American
airmen arrived on the field in getting
the plane off the ground. Before tax
ing their places in the cockpit Scniee
and Brock voiced their confidence tna'
they would make the days objective
before shutdown.
Roth men made very good impress
sion during their brief stay in the ba'
varian. capital. They expressed thelI
great appreciation Of the air maps
presented to them by the Lufthansa.
ON arriving at the airdrome from
cir hotel, Schlee was asked aoout
his baggage. He smiled and SAID
"Here's my baggage" proudly exnln.
fling a cigar case, pocket COMB ana
razor.
Start I'm Fine Style.
-rodav's start was made in fine style,
and the airmen circled the field thrice
before heading eastward into the rays
of the rising sun.
The dinner given in their honor last
night by Charles B. Curtis, the Ameri'
can consul, was a semi-prlvate aIIalr'
attended by Councillor Ozeika, repre-
senting the Bavarian ministry or trace
also Maj. Halter, local director OF the
T.ufthansa, or German Aerial League
and Munich's traffic chief. Herr kon'
rad. all of whom spoke in fiatterlng
terms of the Americans daring.
Schlee, given his choice OF olsnes'
asked for pork with sauerkraut, wnlcn
request, according to the Germans
nresent, proved that he had regular
Payarian blood in his veins. botn
brock and Schlee confessed to neing
tired after their day Of air travel and
retired early.
coNsTANTINOPLE PREPARES.