The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-27
PLANE LEAVES
HARB0R GRACE
THIS MORNING
Detroit Business Man and
Pilot Start First Leg Of
Round World Trip
1850 MILES TO CROYDON
Machine Is Pronounced in
Perfect Shape for Trans
atlantic Flight
1850 MILES TO CROYDON


Harbor Grace, N. f., Aug. 27.-tF-
The monoplane "Pride of Detroit"
hoped off for Croydon, England, ut
5:l4 a. m. eastern standard time to-
day.
The Stinson- DetrOiter, which car
ries William S. Brock. pilot, and Ed
ward +. Schlee. Detroit business hlnh.
is off on the first leg s0f an attempt
to set new record for a trip around
the world.
Arriving yesterday afternoon from
Old Orchard, Me-, the plane was re-
fueled and made ready for start
today to take advantage Of the splen-
did weather which had attended the
flight thus far. Dawn today again
found the weather well-nigh perfect.
A light wind blew from the north
west mt about 10 miles an hour while
visibility was excellent.
2.35O-Mile Trip Ahead
The record of % days, II hours
and 30 minutes for globe circling.
which Brock and Schlee hope to
break, was set last year by Edward
s. Evans and Linton Wells, who used
ships and trains as well as airplanes.
The distance between Harbor Grace
and Croydon, near London, is 1850
miles.
The Pride Of Detroit has already
negotiated easily at an average speed
of about 100 miles an hour hop
from Curtis Field. N. T.. to Old Or
| chard, Me-, and that Of yesterday Of
about 1000 miles to Harbor Grace.
Brock, after looking the plane over
carefully here, said it was in perfect
shape for the Transatlantic jump.
About $50 gallons of gasoline were
| added to the residue in the tanks
here.
Makes Perfect Take.Off
The plane rose gracefully and cir
| cled around the flying field once be-
| fore heading straight out to sea.
There was not q cloud in the sky.
Automobiles lined the sides of the
field. As the plane took to the air
cheers went up from hundreds of
! spectators.
The flyers had slept we'll for seven
hours and were in excellent condi-
tion. After a hearty breakfast Of
bacon and eggs they drove in m
! automobile to the field. tuned up
their plane, remarked that they were
too busy to talk, waved goodbye
! dNu WcIc VA 4OI GubldUu.
! ANOTHER CROSS-OCEAN
/ FLIGHT IS PLANNED
| Curtiss Field, N. T., Aug. 27.-LP)-
Phil Wood, Detroit merchant, and
pilot Duke Schiller made a secret get
away at a. nj. today for Selfridge
Field, Mich, on their way to Windsor.
Ontario, whence they plan to take off
as soon as weather permits for Wind
sor, England
| The two pilots, who had made a
start yesterday only to be forced
back by bad weather, determined on
the second attempt when they were
informed that Edward +. Schlee and
William Brock had hoped off in
their monoplane, Pride Of Detroit,
from Harbor Grace, N. F., for Croy-
don, England.
The second hop-off of the Royal
Windsor" was witnessed only by the
mechanics who had prepared the
plane for the flight.
Windsor, Ont. Aug. 27.-(P,-Paul
Wood and duke" Schiller, aviators,
who plan to fly from Windsor, Ont.
TO Windsor, England. landed at Walk
er Field near here at ILL p. m. this
afternoon, following their trip from
Curtiss Field, N. Y, where their
plane instruments were tested for
their transatlantic flight.