New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

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 London reported The plane carried t5a gallons ot gas which would give | q cruising range or over &,f8a miles, enough 10 safely carry It 10 tIarbor Grace. x. F.. d distance Of a little over 4,4eo ,nIlrs from the take- off point, by the great circle route, a1.t hardly enough for flight 10 N=w York, unless favorable tail winds spseied the passage,
 All preparations were being made
 If Mitchell and Curtiss fields, New York, for iving the plane, Or .Iers were issued to turn on the field
 lights his afternoon and soldiers al s,,tch~ field ~"re being held in rasdinoss to keep th" ieli clear for lis arrival.
 HInchli1fe took off in the taae O. opposition from the British air min
 try and all sorts of personal diff
 altias. Even his electlou of an American plane, duplicate Of the : f3rock- -Schlee Transatlantic ship ttrew unfayora6le comment from h.Hglishmen.
 The British Hl.r who los. an eye n th, war and Is credited with downing seven enemy planes. had iaen planning the flight ever since h.. smashed up the Bellane4 plane Columbia, with which he had in tended to attempt the western pas age with Charles A Levine.
 Got Womans Backing
 After that mishap at Rome he secured the backing of Miss Mae i gay and started preparations for l. .be present flight Coming 10 this ! country last December he purchased 1 1he "Endeavour' from the Stlnson- | Detroter people. saying he was go- ing 10 attempt q flight to Rangoon. 1 The company had announced, after , the fatal Hedtern flight to South America that they would sell no more planes for ocean flying.
 When the last minute prepara- lions for the present attempt began inc destination was still given as India. X take-off had been planned or March , out when q London newspaper broke" the story the Jay before it was postponed. With . favorable weather conditions re- ported along the route yesterday he look of. with his destination un. disclosed until later when John Gillespie, his American represent tive, received a cable that he was coming here.
 Three London newspapers today stated without reservation that the companion of Captain Walter G. F. ttinchliffe in the transatlantic air , adventure was the Honorable Elsie Mackay, daughter of Lord Inchcape, { ship owner. Possibility that relatives i might thwart her in the daring at tempt to be the first woman to span the Atlantic by plane was be- lieved to have led Miss Mackay to feonceal her identity by masquerad ing as male pilot
 The Daily Express printed a photograph showing Captain Hinch- life and Miss Mackay standing be- side the plane, which the paper claimed was taken prior to the hop off yesterday at $40 a. m. (3:4o D. m. eastern standard time)
 Miss Mackay, dressed as a mecha- 9ician, entered the plane Endeavour before the hop off. it was said. and vas at first thought to be Gordon sinclair. a skilled pilot and friend tf Hinchlilfe, with whom he had been associated recently.
 Miss Mackay's relatives Were de- @1lared 10 be anxious regarding such attempts in view Of the fatal result aF previous attempts to span the north Atlantic cast to west which have cost the lives of five persons. One Of these was Princess Lowen- ein- Nertheim. flying in the plane San Raphael
 It was suggested that the secrecy which cloaked the start of the light was due mainly to Miss Mac kay's fear that these relatives night prevent fl. One objectine | relative. her father. was in Egypt. The Daily Express said Miss Mackay feared greatly that Lord | inchcape would learn of her plans. She was quoted is having told friend, If you tell him. he will l aaver forgive me"
 l. Eenr!ee. Woman The friend said that Miss Mac ny, who has tad many adventures nd bore he reputation of being absolutely fearless, was afraid ''of only one person or one thing in the -.orld-brr father,' The Daily Mail said q close rela- '}y" Of tha family stated that after 1 l." Was told hy Lord Inchcape's .-rran's that Miss Mackay left | sarly yesterday and had not sine ! returned, he inquired further and .aund she had actually left on Monday night. i The pap'r said that Miss Mackav aFed at 4 hotel at Grantham i 5iondav night with two women. |. Hnchliffe and Sinclair were also i here. All lee' together yesterday 1 IorninE al 5.%A The express 43otej the hotel { .arl as saying Mss Nackay WAS -' @iiH- q htIHE 'N-f iftl" when Sh" | #. Thy took oos-e. in vacuum ! Casks. and compressed rations anI | .oIn" fruit with them. he asserted. Hinchlife, in hopping off, left "F"n his wIae iH donbt as 10 the . planes das instIon. Last week h. 7nhouncad that h. would make { long distance flight 10 India before . rytne the dangerous transatlantic t E"ntare. Mrs. iinnhline said that @a" ln"" her husband had planned