New Britain herald., 1927-06-03
CHAMBERLAIN IS
 READY TO START
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 Plane Is Ready
 Roosevelt Field, N. T., June 3 (uP)-The Bellanca airplane Co., lumbia is ready to attempt a non stop flight to Europe. mechanics at the Columbia Aircraft company $ hangar here said today.
 They refused to confirm reports that an attempt would be made to start the flight tonight, however. Officials of the company could not be reached.
 Increased activity around the Hangar substantiated reports that the flight would start tonight or early tomorrow.
 RiiSS S' the plane, was advised by the weather bureau last night that al though a storm was then over the Atlantic ocean, and another was ex- pected to develop Sunday night, a calm period satisfactory for flying probably would come between the disturbances.
 Today. however. high winds were reported over Newfoundland and the Grand Banks. making flying hazardous. Over Nova Scotia, how over, flying conditions were report ed good. No weather reports had been received up to noon from ships at sea.
 Gets Permission
 Chamberlin obtained permission of Roosevelt field authorities today to use the long runway there any time after 1 o'clock this afternoon for a full load take off. It is the only runway in this vicinity long enough to make the start under a heavy load safe. and was used by Lindbergh when he left for Paris.
 Chamberlin will be accompanied on the flight by pilot-navigator whose name will be announced later, 1t was understood. He was said to be former navy pilot.
 Tho Bellanca plane holds the world endurance flight record at 51 hours, and since that mark was cs- tablished more than a month ago, it has been preparing for a trans Atlantic flight. Dissension between Levine and Lloyd Bertaud, pilot se- lected to accompany Chamberlin, delayed projected flight until after Charles Lindbergh reached Paris, and for time 1t appeared that all plans for an Atlantic flight by Chamberlin had been abandoned.
 Yesterday. however. Chamberlin asked the weather bureau and the Radio Corporation of America to resume the complete reports of fly ing conditions over the Atlantic they had furnished while Lindbergh was preparing to start for Paris.
 Yesterday. however. Chamberlin asked the weather bureau and the Radio Co operation of America to re- sumo the complete reports of flying conditions CT the Atlantic they had furnished while Lindbergh was pre- pairing to start for Paris.
 Another Flight Planned
 Linton Wells and Leigh Wade. two of the army aviators who flew around the world in 1924, announced they were planning a 15-day flight around the globe to start late in July. They said they had not selected their plane and they refused to name their packers.
 The flight would start in New York and the first leg would be a nom stop flight to "ln Francisco it was understood.
 In addition to Wells and Wade, the plane was expected to carry a combined radio operator and navi- gator and a mechanic. neither of whom has been selected.
 A representative of Charles Le- vine, president of the Columbia com pany. said the plans depended on the weather and certain other contingent cies, which were not specified.
 He refused to verify the report that Berlin was to be the destination of the flight.
 The following statement from Le- vine was authorized:
 Il desire to prove our sincerity and | the ability of the plane by a real l do not want to make a prediction which might be nullifled by conditions beyond our