The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-06
POLISH filters,
SAVED At SEA,
TO TRY Again
Refuse to Give Up Hope of
PariS-NeW York Dash,
Despite Crash.
DOWN NEAR PORTUGAL
Swimming AviatorS Picked
Up by Ship; Turned Back
From Azores.
BV United Press

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OPORTO, Portugal, Aug. g.
Rescued after crashing at sea when
their Atlantic airplane had
faltered like a tired bird, Majors
Idzikowski and Casimir Kubala to-
day prepared to return to Paris,
where they started on their adj
venturous fight at dawn Friday.
I'VE hope to try again at the
first opportunity" Kubala said as
he left the military hospital this
morning and joined Idzikowski at
a local hotel.
For thirty-eigh hours the two
Polish war fliers had tried to reach
land in their white Amiot biplane-
half the time driving on towards
America and the other half trying
to reach the friendly shores of Spain
with their disabled machine.
North of the Azores the fuel line
of the manned Pilsudski started
functioning poorly. The fliers de-
cided to beat back toward Europe
They could not repair the leak in
the air. Seventy miles from the
shore of Portugal the plane shot
into the water, fortunately near the
Hamburg American liner Samos.
Rescued While Swimming
The two Polish fliers leaped into
the water, swan about until sailors
we're put out to rescue them, and
boarded the ship. Neither was in
jured, but aboard the liner Kubala
fell and injured his right arm.
The plane was badly damaged,
but was towed to Lexioes where
Kubala and Idzikowski were
landed. Later the fliers came here,
Kubala entering the military
hospital.
Major Kubala, at the military hos
pital, told the United Press of the
trying thirty eight hours Of flying,
of the crash and of their rescue by
the German sailors.
1t was at dawn Friday that the
Marshal Pilsudski left Paris to head
out across the. Atlantic.
The plane was next sighted pass
ing off the French coast. For hours
there was silence.
Then the British vessel Aztec
sighted the white plane north of
the Azores. flying steadily over the
choppy and hazy sea.
Hours of Silence
Three hours later another British
vessel sighted this craft and re-
ported it was heading back toward
Europe.
Then came more hours Of silence
Fears generally were expressed that
the Poles had met disaster.
This silence kept up until Sunday
noon when the Amos put into
Leixoes and the fliers we're taken
ashore.
Then it was learned the f1iers had
met disaster, but, fortunately, with
in close proximity of a rescue vessel.
I'VE were compelled to turn back
when we found our oil feed line was
not functioning," Major Kubala
said.
I'VE could not repair this feed
line while flying. While returning
toward Spain our engine started
acting badly. AS we were trying to
locate the cause we fell into the sea
about seventy miles south Of Cape
Finnistere.
I'VE fell with such force that the
wings Of the plane we're broken and
the plane otherwise was damaged"
Filters Thrown Into Sea
Kukala then told how he and
Idzikowski-two veteran war f1iers
who at one time were enemies Of
the air-were thrown into the sea
and how they swan in the choppy
water until the rescue boat was put
out to them.
The aviatorS were more concerned
regarding their failure to reach New
York than with their narrow escape
from death.
only few more hours and we
might have made it" said Kubala.
Mechanics today began to dis
mantle the aviators' plane, which
is to be taken to Paris.