Evening star., 1927-08-31
MAKE BEAUTIFUL TAKE-OFF.
British Flyers Defy Weather to Start
Canada Voyage.

JJPAVON, England, August 81 R,.--
After waiting at the army airdrome
here for 10 days for favorable
weather. Capt. Leslie Hamilton and
Lieut.. Col. f. F. Minchin. with Prin-
cess Lowenstein Wertheim as a pas
senger, left here at 1882 o'clock this
morning in a monoplane, the st.
Raphael, in an attempt to. fly to
Canada.
They had fuel for a 44-hour flight,
but expected to reach Ottawa in ~
hours. After landing at Ottawa they
hope later to go on to London, On
tario, to claim the prize of $4,000 for
a fight from London. England, to
London, Ontario.
They made a beautiful take-off after
running about three-fourths of mile.
They circled over the flying field and
headed westward. Rain was falling
and it was very misty, so the plane
was lost to sight to the numerous
watchers almost Immediately.
Crash Narrowly Averted.
At the east end of the field the
flyers narrowly missed hitting the roof
of hangar. The air field officers,
fearing a crash, had an ambulance
and fire engine ready, but the acci
dent was aVerted.
Minchin had the wheel at the start,
but Hamilton expected to do most Of
the flying
When the princess, who is financing
the fight, entered the plane, she took
off her cloak, revealing she was wear.
ing a purple leather flying outfit Of
knee breeches and jacket, black silk
stockings and brown leather boots
with black fur around the tops. She
carried her own supply of food in a
leather hatboX and wicker basket.
She drove on the field while the air.
men were preparing TO leave, but said
she had decided not to accompany
them. She became so interested in the
preparations and prospects, however
that she announced that she had sud
denly altered her mind and would &c
after all.
With her on arrival at the field was
the Most Rev. Francis Mostyn, Ro
man Catholic Archbishop Of Cardiff
Wales, who blessed the plane, bade
the flyers Godspeed and said he wish
cd he might join them.
Eat Substantial Breakfast.
Hamilton and Minchin had forti
fed themselves for the fight with q
substantial breakfast in the officers
mess, eating the time-honored Eng
lish morning dish of fried bacon and
eggs, for which the fresh morning
air and their activities on the field
since $50 had given them a hearty
appetite.
In spite of the fact that British
military fight officers expressed theii
suspicious over the weather, the ava
tors continued their preparations
Among the supplies placed aboard the
pIane were emergency army ration'
FOR two DAYS strong coffee in
vacuum Jug and sleep avertlng
tablets
Then Hamilton made detailed eX
animation of the plane and pronounce
il in excellent condition. Good-by
were said, and the plane was on ol
it's hazardous venture, cheered by
large crowd, which had gathered dc
fore daybreak, largely attracted by tn
report that the princess would be
passenger.
lust before taking her seat in tn
plane she said to friends:
"Of course we are going to max
Il. there's no doubt about 1t. III sen
you a cable from Canada"
Carries No Wireless.
The course set by the aviators wa
for the coast of Ireland. after whlc
thev expected to make about 20 mile
south of Dublin. thence TO Clfden an
GALWAY, where they were to strike on
over the Atlantic for st. Johns, Ne"
foundland.
The plane i the type used daily II
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