The Washington times., 1927-05-27
I INDF'S" STUNTSSCARE.
FRENCH EXPERTS
KING OF ENGLAND
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Erenchmen were beginning to con-
bideR petit dsjeuner.
Lindbergh was accompanied IA an.
Pther plane BY Flight Sergeant
The aviatovd thew low sver the
erch Of triumph paying homage
10 the French unknown soldier who
hes buried al the base Of the naonu-
hient. :. ..
Lindbergn started Sstunt flying
loopiug the loop and doing side
Both xAndbersh ana De Troyat
went through various evolutions of
khefr Gying repertory finishing off
with . mock air battle high in the
blSy. $50
French aiers on the ground looked
pn in -arnazements marvelling at
Eindbergh's skill. r..
Lindbergh used 3, Newport mono
plane equipped with q 800 horse
power Hispano motor.
Lindbergh said after he returned
10 the embassy that he had found
his plane. 1.-THE Spirit of st. Louis. y
In perfect condition. D., -,
!. Capt Pelletier D'Oisy, French ace
who, saw Lindbergh's flight this
morning, said az never saw such a
daring exhibition of flying. Lind
bergh Is not only a. long distance
Hlier but he equals the best air
acrobat we have ever SEEM"
French aviators who watched
Lindbergh zoom, loop and side-slip,
80 HErifh
haps some of them were actually
= bit frightened, for they realized
that the worlds hero of the day
was actually flirting with death in
b plane he had never flown before.
Major John Weiss, aide. to Mar.
shall Foch, revealed that it was
bnly because of the 1nsistence of
the colonel In command of the field
that Lindbergh attached a para
chute when he took his flight.
"once he was in the seat Of the
plane he was too anxious to get
btarted to listen to our instruc-
hons said Major Weiss. HE
nidn't want to attach a parachute
but finally had to do so reluctantly
when the colonel informed him this
WAS d strict French regulation.
when he finally started to come
hotgn he did what we French call a
porte de vitesse' landing, with the
hall of the plan landing first. instead
be the nose.
cit is the most dangerous landing
possible, but he did it perfectly. /
looked at the colonel and he was
white as q sheet when he saw Lind
bergh making this landing.
.kindbergh's mock air battle with
Sergeant De Troyat was the most
extraordinary thing ever saw" con-
tinued Major Weiss. 81 saw the
colonel was SO frightened that /
ordered they be signalled to come
aown. De Troyat finally understood
the signal and came down, but Lind.
hRggh remained in the air longer"
1T am supposed to be the best com.
1T pilot at LIE Bourget, but. Lind.
FSrgll is better than am" said Ser.
1eant De Troyat. HE conquered
me in the mock battle. He did every.
thing that we know and more"
The unconcern with which Lind
bergh made his flight and engaged in
aerial acrobatics intrigued the
French, some of whom said they
could never understand why the
Americans had dubbed Lindburgh
1.-THE Flying Fool" when he was
actually Flying genius
.tThat's the best time have had
since I arrived in Paris" Lindhergh
said as he climbed smiling from
the cockpit Of the Newport and
received congratulations from the
French aviators present who ex-
pressed their warm admiration of
his flying.
Lindbergh didn't linger long to
hear words Of praise, however, for
the aroma of coffee waited across
the field from the airport restaurant
ana he shifted at it and then sug-
gested breakfast.
With q considerable encourage he
went to the restaurant, and with
his youthful appetite whetted by his
early morning flight he consumed
an ample breakfast with a good deal
OF gusto, while his French comrades
nibbled at croissants and slipped cafe
au lait.
Finishing breakfast, LindberEh
dashed out. to the hangar where his
bwn plane is stabbed" and went
bGoF & very carefully seeing that