New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
ANGELEN0 MAKES FORCED LANDING
 WHEN TAIL FOULS
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themselves. A physician who exam ined them indicated that the long grind had not greatly harmed them. Thus the flight. which after breaking all existing endurance records turn ed into a duel between man and mo- tor, ended in a draw so far as that angle was concerned.
 The plane. a second hand Buhl airsedan, touched the landing field at 2:13 D. m. yesterday. The take-off was at 7:29:3O a. m. July 2.
 Debris which collected on the stabilizer of the plane, coupled with blow from a hatch cover which was torn off the cabin of the An geleno. all but forced the endurance craft out of control and abruptly ended it's unprecedented flight.
 As the fiers climbed stiffly out of their plane. a haggard sort Of smile on their bewhiskered, ol! spat- tered faces. they praised the motor which would not quit and protested the turn of fate that had denied them the opportunity to test their p.owess in a fight to the finish with the second hand power unit.
 Landing Comes Suddenly
 The end came shortly after Men, dell and Reinhart had messaged re- auesting a 37th refueling contact. As the auxiliary ship took the ar and gained it's position over the en- durance plane. the Angeleno. with tail group webbing badly, slipped away and landed sharply before the 5000 persons who were watching the refuelling attempt were aware that the hardy adVenturers had come to the end of their flight.
 Mendell looked hale and hearty, while Reinhart. a bit more pale, stumbled as he attempted to walk away from the plane Both tiers later said they found themselves strangely weak on their feet.
 Mrs. lla Reinhardt greeted her husband with a vigorous embrace before the pilots. in the face of pro, pital for the physical examination and a complete rest.
 Men in Good Condition
 Dr. Frederick Rhodes. who eX- amined them, said that their cond- ton was much better than might have been expected"
 The temperature. blood pressure. and pulse of each was about that which a person would show after violent exercise under ordinary con- ditions, with the exception that the return to normal was slower.
 While they came through fine, l wouldn't want to see anybody else attempt it."
 Wendell and Reinhart both com plained of slight deafness but this had almost cleared away by the time they were interviewed at their resting place at a hotel. There they issued this statement:
 Pliers Issue Statement
 we are awfully proud of having the honor 10 hold the endurance record for refueling. We wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation for all the help and encouragement rendered us during this flight.
 Tn getting this record We have put it as high as possible. It was our intention of making it 300 hours but, due 10 debris that had collect ed on the stabilizer and to the hatch blowing off and cutting hole in the stabilizer of the Buhl, excessive vibration was caused and We were forced 10 land 53 hours short of our goal.
 Had Much Encouragement
 But We are very happy that wn have won all records by over 72 hours. We desire at this time to thank the thousands of people all over the United States who have sent telegrams and letters of en- cOuragement during the flight. They will never know how these messa ges helped us to win the fight; how they kept up our spirits and kept us de- termined to push on to the fullest of our powers.
 "As to the flight. it was long gruelling grind, but We feel as though it was well worth every cf- fort that we made. and We are pleas ed with the interest which the peo-