Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
IDEAL WEATHER REPORTED.
Tail Winds Boost Planes Speed After
Passing Nova Scotia.

NEW YORK, June 4 CP).-The Bel
lanca moL0plane Columbia was over
the North Atlantic tonight, headed
east, and with the farthest European
point it can reach the objective, in
an effort to wrest the world record for
long-distance flying from Charles
Lindbergh.
Rome, Berlin, Constantinople and
Leningrad were mentioned as possible
landing places.
Ideal weather was reported as the
little plane few true on its course
from the United States to Nova SEQ
tia and so on toward its indefinite
goal. Tail winds were helping the
planes early success and promised to
assist all the way across the ocean.
In. the late afternoon the plane was
sighted off Nova Scotia and apparent
~ holding 10 an offshore course, which
reduced chances of observation of its
progress.
ChamberIin at Controls.
At the controls as the Columbia
hurtled through the night was Clar-
ence Chamberlin, S2-year-old former
cowboy, Army aviator and holder with
Bert Acosta of the world endurance
record, which was made in this very
plane.
Beside him in the cabin was Charles
"a. Levine, his financial hacker and a
surprise member Of the crew. Levine
is 80 years old, began life as a stable
boy, and then became wealthy as q
dealer in metals. He is an amateur
flyer, but has done very little flying
and whether or not he could be OF
practical assistance to Chamberllr
was a matter of speculation.
IS the father of two girls. Mrs. Levine
tonight had recovered from an at
tack of hysteria suffered when she
first learned her husband was to make
the trip as he hoped into the cockpit
at the take-off. Mrs. Chamberlir
kent at home what was expected tC
be the longest vigil in her experience
as an aviator's wife.
Was Behind Schedule.
Reports late today from Nova Scotia
Indicated the Columbia was flying sew
er2l hours behind the schedule set b,
I,lnGbergh making arrival time il
ireland not probable before late tomor
row, afternoon, eastern daylight saw
ing time.
The reason for the slower time wa
ascribed by John Carisi. who replaced
A.. NJ Bellanca with the Wright Aero
nautlcai Co, 10 ChamDerIin s desire L
avoid spurts and high flying speed 70
the sake Of economizing on the gaso
line supply
"Chamberlin is holding the pac
down" said Carisi, lin order to sc
distance. not speed. lie told me be
fore he left that he wanted to max
the gas mold out to the last drop"
1t was just two weeks ago this eve
ming that Capt. Charles a. Lindberg
dropped down out of darkening SIX
onto lie Bourget Field at Paris, tn
first man ever to fly there from NeN
York. He beat Chamberlin to Pari
so Chamberlin set out today to go bt
yond Paris, thus adding to his laurel
the long distance flying record as we
as the endurance record.
The plane in which Chamberlin an
Levine took off for Europe is the sam
Nright-engined Bellanca monoplar
Columbia" which stayed in the a
for more than 81 hours to give Chan
berlin and Acosta the enduranC
record
Mystery Adds to Excitement.
The flight was marked by great e,
element because of the element
mystery that enshrouded it's begi
ming Until the very last moment
was not known that Levine, who
managing director of the compan,
which owns the Columbia, was goin
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