The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-23
RefueIS Plane for Second
Stage Of Round Trip
to New York.
BERMUDA is NEXT STOP
Engine Trouble Reported in
Sea Crafts Flight From
BreSt to Isle.
By PEGGY WARD
United Press Special Correspondent


HORTA, Azores, July 23.-Intent
on making the first round-trip air.
plane flight across the Atlantic,
Lieut.. Paulin Louis Jerome Paris.
of the French navy, arrived here at
2:20 a. m. today and began almost
Immediately to re2lel his seaplane,
La Fregate, for the next stage of his
flight to New York.
Paris, Mechanic Marot and Radio
Operator Cadou started from Brest
Harbor Sunday, and made the flight
to Horba harbor in a little more
than fourteen hours.
1t was clear this morning and the
sea was calm, when out of q bank
of clouds, on the horizon sped
La Fregate, white and black painted
and looking like giant bird even
more than do most airplanes.
Boat Waited for Plane.
Sunday night the Vile D'Ys, i'll
expectation of La Fregates arrival,
had moored outside the breakwater
so that it could aid Paris to find the
harbor. The ship was brilliantly il
Illuminated, and played her search
lights into the sky.
From the breakwater a handful
of enthusiastic townsfolk cheered
the La Fregate as it descended.
They had been awaiting the plane
all night. With them were Capt.
Frank T. Courtney and E. B. Hos
mer, wealthy Canadians, waiting
here to resume their seaplane flight
to New York.
There was rumor here that the
La Fregate experienced engine trou-
BILE on it's way across, and arrived
with but one of it's two motors func-
tioning.
This could not be confirmed, as
Paris and his companions went at
once aboard the Vile D'Ys to rest
and could not be reached. Two
hours after their arrival mechanics
we're refueling the plane.
Go by Way of Bermuda
1t is believed here that the BIZ
plane will resume it's fight as soon
as weather conditions are good, and
will go, as had been planned, by
way Of Bermuda, where another
French gunboat is waiting as base
ship.
The young Frenchman, who did
not start flying until 1921, but who
has made a memorable record since
that time, maintained his planned
sped of better than lis miles an
hour.
1t was highly probable that Paris
would attempt a nonstop fight
back to France-he has been given
permission so to do by the ministry
of marine--after he lands in the
United States.
Flying Mate Lost
The French ministry OF marine
is backing the present fight.
Originally it had been planned to
send two seaplanes, the second to
be commanded by Commandant
Rene Guilbaud.
The latter pilot, however was sent
north to the relief of stranded
members of the dirigible Italia, and
now is lost and unheard from with
the Roald Amundsen expedition.
Paris had made careful prepara-
tions, taking his machine on several
test flights over France. When he
received favorable reports yesterday
afternoon, he Immediately ordered
his plane fueled, appeared at the
plane in his white navy flying
costume, received an official fare
well from Vice Admiral Vavassuer,
and set forth on the great voyage.
Sends Radio Messages
He flew steadily and regularly
made reports of the success of the
flight, The messages were laconic-
merely stating all was we'll and that
good speed forward was being made.
The entire flight from Brest to
the United States will be about
4,450 miles.
Paris plane-a seaplane Of the
biplane model-has eight gasoline
tanks in which can be carried 5,308
litres of petrol. The tanks are
placed under the wings.
Carries Automatic Radio
1t has two radios, using the call
letters FMGP, which in the air have
a radius of 800 kilometers and sta
tionary 400 kilometers.
One radio sends automatic signals
every Is minutes, while the other
sends the signals every hour. The
former is on a 600 and 900 meter
yuava IarOth the latter IN A apd