The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-04

Csbablanca, Morocco, Sept. I.
-F)-The Yellow Canary plane.
which hoped off with Jean As
solant, Rene Le Fevre and Ar.
mond Lotti from Le Bourget
field near Paris this morning,
landed here at 4:40 p. n. today.
Le Bourget, France, Sept. a.
(AP)-Their destination shrouded in
mystery, three Frenchmen sped to.
ward the southwest today in . bright
yellow monoplane, the Canary Bird,
on transatlantic flight. Whether
their destination was New York or
South America remained to be seen.
After a succession Of postpone
ments and false starts due to the
more or less volatile temperaments
Of her pilots, Flying Sergeants Jean
Assolant and Rene Lefevre Of the
French army, the Canary Bird
slipped out of it's cage this morning
and the mystery began. Armand
Lotti, their hacker, accompanied
them.
Commandant Weiss, the airmen's
superior officer, said they were 70.
ing to the Azores and if the weather
was favorable they would head for
Halifax.
Chief Pilot Paillard Of the Bern.
ard company, which built the plane,
announced after the takeoff that
the flyers because Of adverse winds
over the Atlantic were going over
course Of some $500 miles to Rio
Janeiro; they would 60 by way Of
Dakar, Senegal, and Pernambuco,
Brazil, in m attempt to carry OF
the prize offered for the first nom
stop flight from Paris to Rio
Janeiro.
The Canary Bird took off at 7:04
q. m. It developed splendid speed.
pilots Of the military escort planes
said when they returned to Paris.
They had intended to follow gthe
Transatlantic flyers to the sea hut
turned back 80 miles from lie Bour-
get because they could not keep the
pace Of lis miles an hour the Can
ary Bird set.
In contrast with the preceding
three other mornings when they
were scheduled to start everything
today went off like clockwork from
the successful smuggling aboard Of
their passenger and hacker, Armand
Lotti, to the takeoff. The Canary
Bird succeeded in getting off the
ground before it was halt way down
the field. The plane circled north
ward, disappeared in the mist and
then returned to circle over the field
after which the flyers turned south
west.
Lotti, who is the son Of Z well
known Paris hotel man, not wishing
his parents to know he intended to
fly, had attempted to conceal his
identity. Yesterday morning, how
ever, when an unsuccessful attempt
was made to start he was obligod to
alight from the plane before the
crowd and was recognized. Since
then he has been afraid to 10 home
and he slept all night in the hangar
beside the plane.
Lotti climbed aboard the machine
before it was wheeled out and Re.
mained hidden under heap Of RAGS
during the preparations. He did not
emerge from his hiding place until
the plane started down the runway.
New York, Sept. l.-(AP) - The
publicity firm Of Gillespie Z Kuster.
er received 4 cable from their. Paris
representative today announcing
that the French plane Canary Bird"
was headed for Mitchell Field, J.. L.
and expected to make the nonstop
flight in about 20 hours. Dispatches
from lie Bourget had indicated that
the plane might 60 either to New
York or South America.
Paris, Sept. l.-(AP)-The flying
sergeants, Jean Assolaut and kono
Lefere, who took of from u
Bourget field this morning on . !
transloceanic flight, were siehted at
1886 =. M, by fishing boat IA lati-
tude 1850 north and Longitude ] l:I7.
They were heading westward.
The fishing boat was ia the hay
Of Biscsy about 80 miles southwoct
OF BORDEAUX. The point indicated q
approximately $50 miles from y
made. ss--
This was the. first report 81 IL,
plane since its take-off.
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