New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-05

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running into the side Of the nclo-
sure by only 20 yeards and then
only by making a sharp left turn up
onto rise in the ground.
Need bigger Field
Taking off with 800 gallons OF
gasoline and oil. the amount esti-
mated as need for the flight to Aus
tralia, will require straight,
lengthy runway heading into the
wind. kngsford- Smith intimated
thar he intended looking over a
stretch of beach near the city. a
sandy. level bit of ground that might
accommodate the plane during low
tide. Possibly. he thought, there
might be other places even more
suitable.
3I3S Mile Flight
Suva, FIJI Islands. June ; (UP)
The monoplane Southern Cross
today completed tho longest ocean
flight ever attempted.
Dropping down from blue
tropical sky, Capt. Charles Kings
ford Smith and his three fellow ad-
Nenturers ended safely and trium-
phantly their 3,13s mile flight from
Barking Sands, Hawaii. They ar
rived at o:o3 p. NJ, 1921 p. m.
Monday eastern daylight time
The flight-their second hop in a
long journey over the Pacific to
Australia-was over an untried air
route which led the four men
through threatening tropical squalls,
but their indomitable courage and
masterful flying skill overcame those
difficulties and many others in the
trail blazing voyage over the South
Seas.
Since dawn sunday. when they
hoped from the island of Kauai.
they had been in the air "a hours
and SS minutes. They we're nearly
II days ahead of the fastest time
ever made by an ocean liner be-
tween California and Hawaii
Today, several hours after their
arrival Captain Kingsford- Smith
commander of the flight: Charles T.
T. Tim, relief pilot: Harry w.
Lyon, navigator, and Radio Opera :
tor James Warner were resting
from the long ordeal.
Gee, but We're Glad
Gee but we're glad to he here"
Captain Smith repeated as he re-
lated the thrilling story Of his bat
tie with the storms, land We are
tired"
All Tired Out
The four men, exhausted by their
j long fight. slept soundly in their
hotel as the thousands OF natives
and white coloniss turned the cit,'
into bedlam With their joyful
celebrations.
Sir Eyre Huston. governor Of the
Fills, the mayor OF Suva and other
officials, Joined in acclaming the
quartet.
These men are four of the
greatest that modern times have
Produced the mayor said in greet
ing. They are a great honor 10
I Australia"
But kinesiord- Smith was no,
forgetful OF the United States con
( trlbutlon to the epoch making
achievement. lie replied that with
out the two wonderful represent
atives of America U.yon and War
ner) the trip could not have been
accomplished.
Throughout the late afternoon
ana FAR into the night the storms
continued. but kingsford- Smith,
ever minimizing the dangers that
confronted him. assured radio sta
tons that he and his compa Mons
We're blowing right along"
Great Pilot Work
Just after he had mastcrfully
sent the Southern Cross looming IN
above one Of the squalls, his radio
operator remarked:
THAT man Smith is some pilot -
During the early hours OF yester-
day it seemed as though the crew
had won its fight against the storms
The plane stayed safely above the
storm area and sailed on through
the darkness toward its invisible
goal. the stiffness OF tho Pacific
broken only by the dcafening cho-
rus Of its three motors. At frequent