Evening star., 1928-06-12
BOIL PLANE |SOFF
| FOR HARBOR GRACE
Leaves Roosevelt Field on
First Leg of Flight Across
Atlantic.

KEMPTOWN, Colchester County.
Nova Scotia, June IL R-The
transatlantic monoplane Columbia
passed over here at 1855 pm. East
ern c.cndard time, on its way to Har-
Dor Grace, Newfoundland. It was
flying very high and fast.
BY the Associated Press
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, June IL
Miss Mabel Boil who would like 10 be
the first woman to cross the Atlantic
by air, took of at 7;20 o'clock this
morning daylight time) In the mono-
plane Columbia for Harbor Grace, New
foundland, on her second attempt to es-
say the transatlantic crossing.
The nlonoplane, veteran Of an ocean
flight to Germany, was piloted by Capts
Oliver LIE Boutillier and Arthur Angles
American veterans OF the British Royal
Air Force. Aboard the plane also was
Andrew Surrini, chief mechanic for
Charles A. Levine, the planes owner.
The take-off, after numerous delays
due to unfavorable weather, was made
under rather inauspicious circumstances
The gay group of night club patrons
that had gathered at the field last
Thursday when Miss Boil made her
previous take-off was missing. At that
time she was forced back by fog afteI
Of the Queen of Diamonds" were or
hand. Among these, however, was hel
mother, Mrs. Josephine Boil of Roch-
ester, N. Y. who kissed her ood-by
as she stepped into the plane.
Clear Weather Indicated.
Definite decision to make the flight
today was not reached until about 4
O'Clock this morning when Levine re-
ceived weather report that indicated
clear weather between here and Harbor
Grace. Conditions over the Atlantic
however, were reported not so good
and he said no attempt would be made
to make direct fight to Europe. Har-
Dor Grace Is about 1,l00 air miles from
here.
The plane, loaded with about $50 gall
Ions OF gasoline, made perfect take
off after run Of about three-eighths
OF mile. The runway from which
Lindbergh. Byrd and Chamberlin took
of on their successful flights to Europe
had been repaired within the last few
days especially for the fight.
AfAA$So DCAA 0RPS0ANd 4AA CACEAtEAtt SRALAtH
as she started on the adventure on
which she 80 long had set her heart
She waved cheerily to her friends and
posed for the cameramen. She appeared
delighted TO be actually started on her
way as she has made no secret OF the
fact that she hoped to beat Miss Amelia
Earhart across. Miss Earhart in the
monoplane Friendship has been held al
TrepaSSey, N. f., for the last week, due
to unfavorable weather.
Trying Since Last Year.
Miss Boil had been trying unsuc-
cessfully to make a transatlantic flight
since last year, when Levine arrived
in Paris after his flight to Germany
With Clarence Chamberlin. She al
first sought to return to this country
in the Columbia, but the flight was
abandoned. and she later vainly offered
large sums to other aviatCrs to pilot
her across.
A few minutes after the Columbia
had hoped off Levine took off in his
Fokker Universal plane, with Emile
Burgin at the controls. He planned
TO accompany the Columbia part way
to Newfoundland
Levine changed his plans. however
and returned to Roosevelt Field al
$40 O'Clock. He said he had not
sighted the Columbia. Later in the
day Levine win fly to thr new airport
at Newark, N. j. He is to appear in
civil court case IN that city
Plane Not Sighted.
-Four hours after the take-off no re-
ports had been received Of any one
sighting the Columbia, but no concern
was felt on this account On several
OF last years flights the planes were
unsighted between their starting point
and Newfoundland.
On its transatlantic flight last Sum-
mer, however. the Columbia was sighted
above three points in Massachusetts,. On
that fight the Columbia took 12 hours
and Is minutes to cover the / 100 miles
from Roosevelt Field to Cape Race
where Harbor Grace is located. which
on that occasion II passed over without
stopping.
If the plane held to that time sched-
ule this time 1t would reach Cape Race
at 6:S6 Eastern standard time this
evening.
When the Columbia had not been
sighted during the time It must have
been over Massachusetts aviators ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t probably
would not be seen until IL landed in
Newfoundland unless 1t should fly over
some coastal steamer.
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