Evening star., 1928-03-26

today reported the arrival Of the
German transatlantic plane Bremen
at the Baldonnel Airdrome from
Templehofer Field.
~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 26.-Another attempt
10 conquer the Atlantic from east e
west is believed to have got under way
today with the departure Of Junkers
rlane from Templehofer airdrome, pre-
sumahly for Baidonnel. Ireland, on the
frst lap of the hazardous journey.
The plane, carrying Baron von Huen-
efeld. Capt. Hermann Koehl and Me-
chanic Spindler. went up at sis O'Clock
this morning for what was said TO be
q trial flight In preparation for . trans
atlantic attempt.
As the men had not returned at Z
O'Clock this afternoon, It was assumed
at the Tempelhoefer Field that they
had made 9 secret getaway for the
Baldcnnel airdrome. their hopptn-on
potnt for the Atlantic venture.
Plane Has Single Motor.
Today's mystery flight" was UNDER
taken With q .Junkers singie-motor
rlane. the Bremen, which was used IN
q, attempted westward fight last SUM
n,er. but only reached the west coast
Of ireland being forced TO turn back
by raIes after 22-h0af flight.
Baron ycn Huenefeld. who y con-
nected win the North German Llcyn
steamship Co. Capt. KOehl and Capt.
FrieAericla Loose were aboard the plane
st that time.
Neither Tempelh0fer ofacials nor the
families Of the pilots prOfessed TO oe
aware that b l0ng-distance hop was
f,Iaurled So nOon, as the men nad an.
Yaofnced that they plnuueu IT,
fTfrf1k. The Bremen EAs brouent %
Ternpelh0fer Field from Dessau satuf-
Even cart. Koehlx wife did n0t
kxs0w flraf her husband M1s probably
q lis way 81 America. Tor he tnla 80
thaf i1e wss merely gong . IT. tne
Bnemen 0Gzf on test hignt.
IN L6lftllauga circles the ngp.c.n ..l
caused Intense surprise. lapL. nos.l. ss....... z
antonsDblle stsll stands n tlie airurozas.
FIyinE Weafhsr Idsal.
.Tl,e Breu,en took on With only 2
,s,.sSsrd ess,g1Iy 81 fuel, and fOr this rcs-
snr q was assumed that Capt. H0enl
ros,16 attempt only To reach BaloOnnel
YoeisI. SIN chz6ng under last year
fafifTre "a make the westward MignI
fa6 steadfastly denied that he VA
r,l.rr,frsr another hOp-o6. although ~
x.ex rsrss,kly ia EaId0nnel for the pgr-
rsnxe nj Irfspeettng accommodations f0i
4 fnaI tske-oH for America from tnAl
Tis Tes Branen was favored by ideal ~
tu0 weatter this morning.
Prom Ireland the Germans nao
planned circle flight about 30 miiel
soush Of the great circle route.
They estimated that the hop mlGnt =
arc0tnpaiss1ed in q minimum of 70 nOuri
wlth ait09ekher favorable conditions
end n 4 maximum OF IS hours VILE
constantly adverse winds.
Tfge Hrenaen wili carry fuel Tor be-
tween 4e and IS hours, giving u cgais'
tsaQ radius 0f about 800 miles, o. LON
more than lie between It's starting pOinl
azad destination.
no Taii0. no Hfe-saying apparatus and
no ratsons went into the plane. In
atead. = revolver, carefully wrapped =
uslcj0Eh 10 keep u ready t0E acsl0k
81 AZ taEneS. was tucxed eMay. - -
ENtssS%ts
rseff,od of terminating q failure.
1k was . strange trio who entered
tase cahsn Of the Bremen, the papea
SAYS. IRE baron, PrlisSlan noDseman
wcfe fltg accustomed nOnocle. tn
plot. wlatme hobby Is painting, seenek
FntIaasv Indifferent TO the dangers ~
sece1 Ihe mechanic had confidence
ii his teAcefs.
iecmdltlg 70 their plans. the fiyer
VII we've adieu TO the Old Word 2
Faxtuet Rock, on Southern Ireland
and then watch afizious!y i0 Gapl
Rses, newfoundland, as the first LAM
81 fiae New World
Calls II Sporting flight"
Earon son HuenefeId recently sal
faaf "a an entirely independent prtyat
Defsans he had bought the Bremen
FROM the JsaDkers WORKS, ~ Dessat
Vistd fsae intention Of making . Ion
s10rltn1 AaeI1t with Capt, Koehl a
acfFse future unnEkd date,
re ad6ed that as he did not posses
al tagk required funds he had been a.
Eleted Financially By q number Of per
anfsas friends, none Of whom was con
lleoEed s1sn banking, Aviation, si1ippln
0g newspaper enterprises. At that tim
baron y0n Hlaenefeid asked that .
premature soecHlata0ns be made. 80 q
Lo asysd o recurrence 0f last years Fe
aFefazise incident" when the eOFiStal
postpopemsnt of ilop-offs caused som
sninoser Is an Old military Gym
eomrade ~ Capt, Koehi.
Eascn EbreHfried Gputiler 70
Esaienefes6 was q passenger ~ m
Tsremen ia the st1empgsd floH-Eto
figf1t from Dessau, Germany, 70 Amer
"a % August is, 1877, EAcOunterin
eesAg % the Irish coast, the plane fe
TUNED 10 Us starting place after ~
1a0alg G,gial, Another Jnnkefs piani
ti,e Eisr5Ba, hGd taken on ~ the sam
tine ay9k vas forced down ~ Brenle
sgiffsin III hOuTs, The baTop ~ con
r,ected With the North German Lloy
EtesfngEip GO, .,-.
eCapt. Hermann K0ebl vas Diioe 2
soaI nsElat with Capt. FTiedflen LfSos
18th yfs0ng he later engaged ~ 20 uI
slieneEgfsu Rn6e8y0f 70 pfeak Ih& et
saTarce record fOr sustained hlEnt.
Koelgi was born IN REV Tim IN ~
lse WeG A captain ~ Engineers ~ "
stsgs OF the World War Gtad ish
tTsiued as q pilot He Was shot Gov
twice bat esGape6 from FFelaen pflbo
eealp SAD made alis way haGk 70 1sl
BssSly. lEe has specialized On nlgl
fjying since the ReT, lie y maffie'
bgt has ne ellsideA,
The baron IS also married. He ~
ERx service, nat Wa Uan6feffea " u
consular service before the efad ~ ~
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