Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-06
AvIA TORS
PLAN new
At TEMPT
Polish Airmen Already
Discussing Another At
lantic Flight.
ARE BADLY SHAKEN
Plane Crashes Into Sea
When Motor Goes Dead;
Picked Up BY Steamer.
ny United Pres. Leased Wire

OrCRTO, Portugal, Aug. {. -
Hardly recovered from their plunge
into the sea on their trans Atlantic
flight TO New York, Majors Louis
idlikowski and Casimcr Kubala al
ready were talking today Of Il new
attempt
I've hope to try again at the
first opportunity, kubala said as
he left the military hospital this
morning aud Joined ldzikowsEi al Il
local hotel, where they prepared to
20 TO Paris.
The escape Of tn" two Polish avi-
ators, war veterans and incidental
" veterans Of opposing armies
Was the second during the week Of
trans. Atlantic aviators.
Both flicrs were shaken by their
plunge into the sea. kGbala injured
his right arm in Il fall aboard the
samoa He was able 10 leave the
hospital today however, and he and
IdzikoWski hoped to leave for Par
is in the afternoon. :.
Mechanics today began to dis.
mantle the aviators plane, the
Marshal Pilsudski. which is 10 be.
taken TO Paris.
OPORTO, Portugal, Aug. G.
Rescued after crashing at sea when
thtir transatlantic airplanc had
faltcred ike n tired bird, Majors
Louis Idlikowski and Casimir Ku-
hala today prepared to return TO
Paris from where they started on
thoir adventurous flight Friday.
For 3S hours the Polish war fliers
had tried to reach land in their
white Amiot Biplanc-half the time
driving on towards America and
the other half irving to reach Spain
with their disabled machine.
North of the Azores, the fuel line
of the Marshal Pilsudski started
fmctioning poorly, The filters turn
ed back, hut 20 miles off Cape
Irnisterrc the gallant craft shot
into the water near the Hamburg
Aro"ricau liner Samos.
The two filters lcapcd into the
water and swan about until boats
were rut out to rescue them and
boarded the ship. Neither was in
nrod. but aboard the lined Kubala
fcI and injured his right arm.
The plane was badly damaged.
Later the flicrs came here, kuhala
entering the military hospital. ku
hala told the United Press of the
irving % hours of flying, Of tn"
crash and of their rescue hy the
German sailors.
1t was at dawn Friday the Mar
shal PilSudski whirlcd down the
long runway at Lcbourgct Field,
Paris, and headed out across TN"
Atlantic. The filters had disregard
ed the warning against such an at
tempt in non favorable flying
weather.
The plane was next sighted pass
ing off the French coast. Then the
British vcsscf Arateo sighted it
north of the Azores, Three hours
later another British vessel sighted
the craft and reported it was head
ING back towards Europe.
Bitter Experience
Then came more hours of silence
which kept up until Sunday noon
when the Samos put into LelXoe'
and the filters were taken ashore.
1t was n trying and bitter expert.
cnce Major Kubala told the United
Press.
owe were compelled to turn
back when we found our oil feed
line was not functioning' nc
said.
owe could not repair this feed
line while flving. While returning
towards Spain, our engine started
functioning poorly, due to an un
known cause. This was of greater
seriousness than the first trouble
and as we were trying to locate tho
cause we fell into the sea about ''
miles south of cape Finistcrrc.
owe fell with such force that
the wings of the plane were broker
and the plane was otherw'S" dam
aged. >
Kubala then told how he ano
Idzikoswki were thrown into the
sea and how they swan in the chop
nv water until the rescue boat was