New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
SPANISH PLIERS
 FAIL IN RECORD
Do Not Break Mark for Distance
 Set by Chamberin

Seville. Spain. June l (CP)-
 Captain Ignacio Jinlinez and
 Capt. Francisco Iglesias cabled
 today that engine trouble had
 forced them to descend at Mas
 siriya on their attempt to estab-
 lish q new long-distdnce flight
 record. department of aeronau-
 tics officials announced.
 Jiminez and Iglesias added
 that Nassiriyi was about 1.250
 miles short of karachi. their
 objective.
 Therefore as had been An-
 nounced last night, the ayiators
 did not establish new flight
 record.
 Seville, Spain. June 1 CP-Two Spanish fliers. Captain 1gnacio Jim ine1 and Francisco Iglesias, were credited today with having broken the long distance flight record of B. 9ll miles set by Clarence Chamber lin and Charles A. Levine in their night from New York to Germany last year.
 | radio message was received at the Tablada airdrome saying the Spanish f1iers had reached Nasira- bad, capital Of the district of Aj- mere, British India. in their plane Jesus Del Gran Poder (Jesus of the Mighty Power.) Nasirabad is ap- pronmately 4.500 miles east of Se- vile and some 500 miles beyond the Aiers' goal. Karachi.
 Later an English radio message was received at the airdrome con- hrming the firstone. Seville im- medtately began to celebrate the feat of the avlators, who started for the east at noon Tuesday and were not reported for so long a time that many thought they had headed for Cuba. instead of India. The airmen previously had hoped to make a transatlantic flight, but the govern ment intervened and forbade such sn attempt in a land plane.
 The first word of the f1iers since their hop off reached the flying field yesterday when an unnamed Eng fish boat reported by radio that they had dropped a note in q metal tube saying all was well aboard the plane. The ship was about 500 miles from Xarachi
 Both hiers are bachelors and un- der 90 years of age. Captain Jim 1nez. . former infantry man. has the reputation of being spains best aviator. He holds the Spanish rec ord for a duration flight with a mark of 2s hours and the altitude record with 500 kilograms weight by rising 6,ooo meters in 32 minutes. lslesias. an army engineer. was in technical charge of the flight, The plane Is completely of Spanish con- struction and had a 500 horsepower Hispano motor.
 Karachi, India, June l tF-The Spanish airplane Jesus Del Gran Poder, attempting to break the dis tance flight record, came down yes terday at Nasiriyah near Ur of the Chaldees.
 Captains 1gnacfo Jiminez and Francisco Iglesias made a forced landing. Nasiriyah, in Mesopotamia. is approximately 5000 miles from Seville. from which point they start ed at noon Tuesday.
 Seville. Spain, dispatches last night credited the two fliers with having beaten the long distance flight record set by Clarence Cham lberlain and Charles A. Levine at B. s1l miles on their flight to Ger many.
 A radio message vas received at the Tabls da airdrome, Seville. saying the Aierfs had reached Nasirabad. capital of the district of Ajmere, British India. Nasirabad is ap- proximately 4.5oo miles east of Se- vile and was some 500 miles be- yond the niers' goal, karachi. Later an English radio message was re- ceived at the airdrome confirming the first one.
 Seville and Spain imm ediately be gan to celebrate what vas consid- cred to be record breaking feat