New Britain herald., 1928-07-07
ITALIANS SMASH
DURATION MARKS
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become more favorable and we
descended from the clouds and rec
ognized the coast which we followed
to Villa Cisneros. At ESQ p. M.
from Cisneros we made our route
on Cape San Rocco, giving
a wide berth to Cape Gala.
Meet Clouds
AT $50 p. m. we encountered
low clouds again, obliging us to rise.
During the night we rose gradually
to $500 metres to get above cloud
banks. but were not successful.
From IL o'clock at night to o'clock
in the morning we were obliged to
long stretches amidst the
the clouds The air was much dis
turbed and conditions were ex-
tremely difficult.
Sky Serene
Near the equator, the sky was
serene. Coming near the American
coast we determined our position by
astronomic observations.
During the flight over the ocean. we
had light south southeast winds
which retarded our progress and
caused us to deviate slightly to the
west.
Sec American Coast.
AT p. m, flying 1000 meters
up. We saw the American coast
which was Immediately lost to view
below us and We proceeded, steering
by compass for Bahia. At APO p.
m. because of the low clouds. the
bad weather and the impossibility
of descending to study the coast. we
decided to return northward where
we had left behind clear weather,
to make landing at Port Natal. We
succeeded in descending near the
Mussoro river and followed the
coast at the lowest level to Port
Natal.
Missed Landing Field.
Because of the low clouds and
the poor visibility because OF rain.
we did not succeed in finding the
field which was % kilometers south
west of Natal. behind hills. In view
of the approaching exhaustion OF
our gasoline supply, we decided to
return north where we had OBJ
served zone favorable to an emer-
gency landing.
Near the village or Tauros. the
gasoline pressure gave out unex-
pectedly while we were flying under
clouds at a height Of 100 meters and
we were obliged to land near
beach of sandy soil. After few
meters of rolling. the wheels sank
in the soft sands causing damage to
the chassis.
Rio Janeiro, July P,-Captain
Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carol p.
Eelprete in breaking the worlds
distance flight record bettered their
own duration flight record by 25
minutes.
Bernardo Attoclico. Italian ambas-
sador to Brazil, announced today
after Geographic interview with the
airmen that they had been in the
air for SO hours before they landed
at Touros, so miles north of Natal
and 4,377 miles by airline from
Monticello Field. Rome. They hold
the duration flight record of IS
onds. 1t is unlikely that they will
be credited with the SO hour record
since the previous mark must be
bettered by at least one hour to be
recognized.
Fog. the ambassador said. blocked
their attempt to reach Rio Janeiro
" hich they would have made with
out difficulty in the elapsed time.
Instead of landing at Point Genipa-
bu, 10 miles north of Natal, as re-
ported at first they flew SO low as
to make it appear that they had
touched the ground. Then they con-
tInued on in the fog and darkness
searching for suitable landing
place for their large plane. Finally
they came down on the muddy
beach at Touros damaging the
wheels of their plane. The men
were not hurt
Fog Dense.
At times the fog vas so dense
that they flew only 80 feet from the
ground. The flyers told the am
bassador that during their flight
from Rome they had encountered
all kinds Of adverse weather. fog.
winds, rain and even hail They
to fight their way through
this, however. and only when their
fuel began TO run low did they think
of landing For three hours they
flew back and forth in the black
ness. ekimming the water in search
of a safe landing place until they
decided to come down at Touros.
They will continue their flight TO
Rio Janeiro in their plane when it
is repaired.
The Italian Chamber of Com
merce OF Sac Paulo decided to pay
the expenses of the flight in addi-
ton to giving the airmen prize of
500. 900 lire E25.0Oo.)