Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
BAD LUCK BLOCKS
PLANESAT START
Yellow Bird Forced to Return
by Gas Tank Leak-Green
Flash Is Damaged.
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leaking tank would have been folly.
While I am disappointed today, am
hopeful for tomorrow. The yellow Bird
will fly to Paris and my two companions
and myself will take it there"
The Yellow Bird took off for Paris
at 9:56, Eastern daylight time. in its
first attempt at starting the flight. 1t
lifted slowly from the beach under its
heavy load and disappeared into the
ocean haze, apparently fighting for alti-
tude
Because of the distance from the
hangar to the point of departure OBJ
servers first believed 1t was the Green
Flash which had hoped off.
The Green Flash remained on the
ground at the Yellow Birds first
take-off.
The Green Flash was rolled down
the beach for its take-off for Rome
soon after the Yellow Bird first took
the air, but ground Topped with its left
wheel deep in the sand, its left wing
just missing the ground. The machine
appeared to have been unchanged at
first.
Some gasoline was spilled when the
Green Flash tipped on the sands.
Beach Rougher Than Usual.
The beach was in rougher condition
than usual due to the heavy surf which
has been driven In by easterly winds
of the past several days.
This was believed to have been the
reason for the miShap of the Green
Flash.
Final report of weather conditions
over the Atlantic was received by the
Associated Press from DR.. James H.
Kimball of the New York Weather Blu
reau just before the Yellow Birds first
take-of, with the request that 1t be
given to the French flyers.
The report:
Forecast Thursday, longitude 40 to
25, fresh south to southeast winds,
cloudy local rains, visibility moderate
to good longitude 25 to French coast
moderate easterly winds, fair weather
visibility good"
Lotti expressed appreciation when the
report was given to him. He turned ii
over to Williams, who made no COM
ment.
Lott and lie Fevre arrived this morn
ing Oh the 6l5 train from New York.
Mrs. Roger @. Williams. wife OF tn
pilot OF the American plane. planned
| to be listening on the radio when he
| husband bade good-by to the Ameri'
can people. while Mrs. Lewis Yancey
the navigators wife, was on hand t.
! see the start.
Assolant Awake All Night.
Lotti and Lefevre Immediately went t.
their plane after their arrival and afte
inspecting it returned to the hotel TO
breakfast. They said they had beel
able to snatch a few hours sleep while
en- route from New York. Jean Asso
LIANT, third member of the French crew
apparently had remained awake a.
night working over the plane.
The huge French plane is paintel
yellow and has a band of the Frencl
tri colors diagonally across the fuselage
The number 9422 is inscribed OH wing
and rudder.
The green and orange plane OF tn
American flyers carries the numera
NC5315 on its rudder and wings to
gether with the words Green Flash.
The Green Flash carries $50 gallon
of fuel and the Yellow Bird $500 liter:
slightly over 1000 gallons.
Charles Mclean. representative c
the National Aeronautical Association
installed Paragraph aboard tn
American plane.
The yellow Bird weighed 1910
pounds under a full fuel load, tn
Green Flash. 5000. The latter was sal
to carry the greatest load for ship c
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