The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-06
Av|ATORS LACK
80 MILES OF
GAINING GOAL
ChamberIin and Levine
Forced Down Near
Berlin.
81,
PROPELLER SHATTERED
Exceed Lindbergh's Paris
Dash for New World
Record.
PROPELLER SHATTERED

! BIZ United Press
BERLIN, June 6.-Clarence q.
Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine's
attempt to fly from New York to
Berlin ended today in swamp ground
near Forst, Prussia, eighty miles
southeast of Berlin. The Bellanca
monoplane Columbia was forced
down there and its propeller was
broken after it had established a
new nonstop fight record Of ap-
proximately 1000 miles. Neither
Chamberlin nor Levine was hurt.
reports received here said, and both
were at the Hotel Andorge, at Cott-
bus. Cottbus is large town west
of Forst.
The actual nonstop fight of the
Bellanca plane ended at 7:40 a. m,
Berlin time GAO a. m, eastern
standard time) at Helfta, near
Eisleben, about 100 miles southwest
of Berlin, when the Colurnbia's fuel
was exhausted. Obtaining gasoline
through the courtesy of Lufthansa,
German civil air line, Chamberlin
and Levine continued flying as far
as Forst.
Chamberlin and Levine broke the
non stop distance record established
by Capt. Charles Lindbergh a fort
night ago. They few 1905 miles
from New York to Helfta IN forty
four hours and thirty-flve minutes.
/ Lindbergh flew approximately $3.50
miles from New York to Paris IN
thirty-three hours and thirty-one
minutes.
Invited to Berlin
Five minutes after the forced
landing at Forst became known at
Berlin, a plane departed for Cott-
bus to bring the broken propeller
to Berlin, where a duplicate would
be made Immediately, to enable the
Bellance plane to fly again.
With today's achievement, the
Bellanca monoplane, designed by
Giuseppe Bellanca of New York,
possessed both the nonstop and
endurance records. The craft re-
mained in the air more than fifty
hours last month.
United States Ambassador Jacob
Gould Schurmann announced he
would fly to Cottbus, but the plan
was changed and Counselor Of the
Embassy De Witt C. Poole was
delegated to go instead. Schurmann
communicated with Chamberlin
and Levine, urging that they come
to Berlin by motor car, although
the Lufthansa was ready to send
a passenger plane to bring the air
men to Berlin.
Poole, telegraphed Ambassador
Jacob Gould Schurman today that
Chamberlin and Levine would
arrive in Berlin tomorrow.
First report Of the mishap to the
plane came by telephone to Juft-
hansa, officials here from an
engineer named Klinger at Ccttbus.
Ringers message said the mono
plane apparently experienced fuel
trouble and broke its propeller in
alighting.
Crowds Return.
Crowds at Templehof air field
learned of the forced landing at
noon today and began swarming
back to the city. A gale was blow
ing, compelling scout airplanes
which fingered in the air hoping
the Bellanca plane would arrive to
alight hurriedly.
Forst is fifteen miles east of Cott-
bus on the edge of forest which
abuts swampy, meadow country
dotted with cucumber farms. The
river Neisse passes Forst and the
headwaters of the Spree are near
by.
Over Ocean in Glory
The Columbia had a triumphant
passage across the Atlantic and
from reports at sea, apparently en-
countered little bad weather After
starting across Europe late yester-
day, however, the plane ran into
rain and bad winds which slowed its
progress considerably.
A crowd of nearly 100000 had
gathered at the Templehof Air
Field, Berlin, during the night.
Shortly after midnight leading
Berlin newspapers issued extras an
nouncing the impending arrival of
the Columbia. They predicted the
Bellanca would reach Berlin at
3 a. m,
Thousands of persons. including
most of the American colony, high
est government officials, ranking
army and navy officers. and Berlin
business men, kept an all night
virgil at the field. Tramways to
and from the field were thronged.
Topnotch prices we're paid by
many of the american colony for
rooms overlooking the field. Scores
Of Americans hired all available air.
planes in which they hoped to meet
the Bellanca on the outskirts Of
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