Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-04
FRENCHFLYERS,O Off
ON ATLANTIC HOP,
LAND IN MOROCCO
Left lie Bourget With New
York or South America
Likely Destination.
AZORES FIRST OBJECTIVE,
OFFICER OF PLANE SAYS
Two Service Men and Son Of Hotel
Man Making Flight in the
Monoplane Canary Bird.

sy tns Associated P2css
CASABLANCA. Morocco. Septem-
b. 4.-The yellow Canary plane,
which hopped of with Jean Assolant.
Rene LeGeyre and Almond Lotti from
Te Bourget Field, near Paris, this
morning. landed here at 4:4o pm.
today,
PARIS. September 4.-The Flying
ssruts. Jean Assolant and Rene Les
Fevre. with Armand Lotti, their bacEer,
as passenger, who took off from LIE
Bourget Field this morning on
transoceanic flight. were sighted at e;35
am bv 8 fishing boat in latitude 44.50
nortn and longitude LAT. They were
heading westward
The fishing boat was IN the Bay o.
giscav about 80 miles southwest OF
Bordeaux. The point indicated is ap-
rroxfustelv $50 miles from lie Bourget
Field. whence the start was made TINS
was the first report Of the plane since
It's take-of.
believed on Way to L. ;.
The report was taken as an indication
that the flyers were heading for the
Avo-es with the intention Of reaching
the United States. Their general course
had been southwest from lie Bourget
Field until they were clear Of the coast
Of France. after which, it was apparent,
thev had changed 10 general westerly
course
Tne fishing vessel. which Is named
the Dauplane. sent the report concern
tnr the plane by wireless to its owners
n port Arcachon. The message added;
"Assolant headed west. making high
speed. flying high"
After succession Of postponements
anf false starts. due to the more or
iexs volatile teynpeTaments OF her pllots,
Fiving SargtS. ASSclant ana LeIeFIs "a
the French Army, the orlgnI yaiIoN
n1onoplane Canary Bird slipped OUT On
cage this morning and the mystery q
10 their destination began
Comdr. Weiss, the airmen's superior
officer. said they were going to the
Azores and If the weather was faForaple
tfley would head for Halifax;
Chief Pilot Pailiard OF the Bernard
r.a which built the plane, announced
after the take-oE that the flyers De-
eas1se of adverse winds over the Afiantlc
we're going over a course Of some o.oUo
miles to Rio Janeiro. They Would go
bv way of Daksr, Senegal, and PeTnan-
buco. Brazil, in an attempt 70 carry
of the prize offered for the f1rst non
efon fight from Paris TO Rio Janeiro.
Commandant Weiss said If the vino
was uufavorable at the Azores, the plane
would probably go down 10 DaEar. pre-
s,Jmablv for q Jump across the Atlantic
from there. although that feat was
rever In their plans before.
Take-off at 7:04 AM.
THE Canary Bird took of at 7:o4
a M. II developed splendid speed, pl-
lots Of the military escort planes SAID
WREN they returned TO Paris. Tney
Rad intended 70 follow the TRANSATLANTIC
6vers 10 the sea. but turned back 50
miles from lie Bourget, because they
could not keep the pace Of ll5 miles
an hour the Canary Bird set:
In contrast with the preceding three
other mornings when they were sched-
uied 70 start, everything today went
of Ike ciockvork from the success
fliI smuggling aboard Of their passen-
ger and backer. Armand Lotti, 10 the
fske-oF. The Canary Bird succeeded
Ii getting OF the ground before II was
half way down the field. The plane cir
cled northward. disappeared in the
mist and then returned TO circle over
the field, after which the flyers turned
southwest.
Lott, who Is the son Of well known
Paris hotel man, not wishing his par
k,n ss14G IA
ATTEMPTED 10 conceal his identity. Yes
terdav morning, however, when an u1-
successful attempt was made TO start,
he vas obliged 70 alight from the plane
before the crowd and was recognized.
Since then he has been afraid 10 90
home, and he slept all night in the
hangar beside the plane
L0tti climbed aboard the machine be-
fore il was wheeled out and remained
hidden under heap Of rags during the
preparations. Just prior 70 the start
mechanics forgot he was hidden under
the rags and dumped a pile ot proVl-
slong. coats and instruments on nm
He vas even trampled on somewhat, but
ne did not emerge from his hiding
u3aLe until the plane started down the
runway. Then Lotti was seen through
tne winooWs fighting OF the stiihlng
baes ano rushing 70 the winc0y 70 get
alr
Iefevre viii serve as navigator on the
ra2at. and Assoiant VIII % most Of the
plotting. They appeared on the field
veil before starting time and merely
slipped sweaters over their street clothes
Assolant wore a canary yellow sweater
After the plane nao left, experts al
Ie Rourget said that the airmen might
b. Obliged 70 land at Dakar 20 refuei
since the last-Eninuts change of plans
might have found them without enough
gasoline for the South American hop.
Painted Bright yellow.
The Canary Bro IS bright yellow
with trlcoIor bands around the Doo5
snc oiagonally across each wing
r,ork. the badge Of their squadron, !
uatnfec on each side Of the fUsejage
The monoplane Is Bernard. II
equipped with q single G0Q-horsep0Tel
aisra no-Suizz motor. No wireless L
bsiag carried since the generators Wer
found % slow down the speed.
The provisions aboard the plane "er
ssndwiches. roast beef, two cold chickens
number Of bananas. mineral wate'
four bottles of champagne ano not an
cold ooffee.
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