New Britain herald., 1927-06-11

morning DeIOEe EUWaTUS nnaIly Oe. cided he was trying to sleep beneath a telephone barrage and he aban- doned the room for the apartment of friend.
 A dinner was given for Lindbergh. attended by many army and navy tiers. A blackboard was erected and on it were airplanes sketches including one of Lindbergh's plane on the wings of which were the let ters IN. Y. P.", the letters then as- , signed to Lindbergh's plane.
 Someone wrote under these letters , "Nervy Young Pilot"
 Nervy Young Pilot Lindbergh was telling of his flight plans when he noticed the inscrip- ton.
 That's right" he said. II cer- tainly feel like nervy young pilot telling you veteran navigators about navigation
 Lindbergh spent his days at the Ryan factory or at the flying field. watching the construction of his plane, testing and planning. When not tn re. he spent most of his time studying and outlining his flight.
 He kept note book and whenever he would hear some skeptic advance 9 reason why the flight would fail he would write it down in the book. When he had found an answer to the skeptic's argume ent and worked out a w;,.- of meeting the difficulty. he would mark it out.
 When his maps, charts and navi- gation books. which he had ordered especially for the flight. arrived Il" went into 10 days seclusion He slept but few hours night and only appeared out of his room for meals. At the end of that time he had stored away in his mind course of study in navigation that others require years to gain and had worked out the plan for the na- vigation of the Alta ntic from which he never deviated and which never even threatened to fail him.
 Trials of Keeping Awake.
 AS tic time approached for the flight he considered the problem of sleep and engaged in trials of his ability to keep awake. First he re- mained awake 24, then 30 and final ly S5 hours, to prove that he could do it.
 He took longer and longer walks to condition himself physically.
 At last his plans and his plane were ready.
 ''The only sign of nervousness he showed was when he was all set to go and the weather proved unfavor- able" Edwards said. Then he be- gan getting impatient"
 Finally on the morning of May 10 conditions were reported favorable. Lindbergh went to the field early. His plane was wheeled from the hangar and mechanics began filling it with gasoline for the flight to St. Louis. Time dragged. Lindbergh's impatience grew, but he was buoy ant and confident. A plane of the Hawk type, a type Lindbergh had never flown, was on the field. So while mechanics prepared his plane for the long flight from San Diego to St. Louis. l.indbergh piled into the Hawk and scared over the field putting it through a dizzy series of loops and twists and turns.
 Lindbergh, waiting to make IT hour flight to St. Louis was going out for an airplane ride.
 At last his monoplane was ready and he sailed away for St. Louis where he arrived. almost unheralded the morning of May il, setting a new record for nonstop flying for a one-man plane. and arriving three hours ahead of his schedule.
 He came SO early no one was there to meet him. That night re- ception was given him by his St, Louis friends and Harry Knight asked him to spend the night at his country home. But Lindbergh was engaged in the business of flying. He refused the offer and went to the little frame house. near the flying field. where he had kept bachelor quarters 80 long with the other aviators.
 The morning of May 12 he break lasted at the field lunch stand and was off for New York.
 Ills Memorable Landing.
 Before dark he circled over Man. haitian and made his memorable landing at Curtiss Field-a smiling. blushing. bashful boy. full of confi- dencc, and destined to become the most popular peace time civilian hero of the century. In his pocket he had an order for ticket home. To that, he added draft on Paris bank for some $500. issued on Friday. May 13. Later came letters Of introduction which he sought be- cause Of fear that he might find no friends in Paris.
 Then, after taking in Coney Island and the sights of New York, this amazing lad, who had dreamed through his youth in Little Falls of the day when he could soar away in the air, reared out of Roosevelt Field and S4 hours later the world was at his feet.
 For Charlie Lindbergh. who used 10 ride" a bicycle high mp in tree at his fathers farm and play he was flying: who used to wear his cap backwards: and who drove automo- biles too fast to suit the quiet peo- pie of his home town: proved that his dreams and his daring were not in vain. He had flown to Paris