The Washington times., 1929-06-14
Weather Reported Bad

!, LONDON, June Ia n.N.S.).-
Stormy weather and strong head.
winds confront the French trans
atlantic airmen as they approach
the European coast. it was an
nounced by weather officials here
today.
Gale warnings have been boosted
at virtually all English ports on the
west coast of England, and ship
ping in the vicinity has been
warned to be prepared for nasty
weather.
''If the filters are still in the air, Z"
an official of the British air min
istry told international News Ser
vice. they must he experience W
a steady change for the worse in
the weather.
"TInfavorable conditions lay across
their scheduled path. and if they
try to better their situation bv veer-
ing to the south, they will meet
even worse weather.
= ''Past the halfway point across
the Atlantic. they will have to fighc
"a stiff crosswind and thick, low
lying clouds. as well as light to
heavy rain.
During the last 500 miles Of the
ocean flight, contrary weather viii
prevail almost continually. and the
afrnen viii have to buck headwinds
OF at least SO miles an hour
velocity"
This pessimistic weather report
today deeply affected aviation en-
thusiasts throughout England who
!. have been watching the progress Of
the Yellow Bird with avid interest.
By HOMER H. METZ
s. NEW YORK June IA Q.N.S.-An-
other tral satlantic flight appeared
to be nearing a successful termina-
ton as the late hours of morning
wore along today.
At 9 a. m. the giant Paris-bound
monoplane, Yellow Bird, carrying
Armeno Lotti, Jean Assolant, Rene
Lefevre, and possibly an American
stowaway, should have been APP
nroximately TAO miles from LIE Bour.
get Airport, Paris, or 2,400 miles
due east of Old Orchard Beach, Me-,
where the huge ship made take
off at 0:0S a. m. yesterday.
International News Service dis
patches indicated that the plane
maintained an average speed Of 100
miles an hour during the first
hours of its flight; If 1t holds to
] this pace for the remainder of the
hop it should reach LIE Bourget
aboaL. p. m. Washington timel
this afternoon.
All Well Aboard
The. latest authoritative dispatch,
originating with high-powered radio
stations along the coast of New
~. n D. III
aabaard the plane
This dispatch revealed that two
afssSn ships had been in radio COM
nagnieation with the Yellow Bird
vhsn It was about 1000 miles from
Old Orchard. The Oilers, according
tn the dispatch. talked with ship
whose radio call letters were GJCD,
believed to be the liner Laconia,
and a French steamship. whose
radio cali letters were FNTW,
Souss concern was felt for the
.safety Of the filters during the night
hat lilis was quickly dispelled with
tho coming Of dawn. Because Of
IT'S great speed and possibly because
It was flying unusually high, the
big plane was NOT sighted nor heard
during the hours Of darkness and
early tdoay.
AviatOrs Hopeful
Ba7 weather prevails off the Euro
pean 'oast today, but aviation men
here do not believe that this win
seriously hamper the filters. They
point out that the plane will be able
to ride wind bumps and circle lew
pressure areas with comparative
ease because it has already consumed
the greater portion of it's heavy load
of gasoline.
Fl According to word received by
the United States Shipping. Board,
1.-THE Yellow Bird passed 'er the
IS. S. Wytheville. a frei- alter oper-
ated by the Government institution,
aat 6:45 p. m. yesterday, flying due
east. and at the time slightly less
than 900 miles from Old Orchard.
llxing Poo. -
The report indicates that Jean
Assolant, Armend Lott and Rene
Lefevre, the three French parttci
pants in the flight. have not gotten
out OF their plane the cruisi,' speed
eOf $50 miles an hour which II
Is capable. Woh eight hours and
! tllirty.seven minutes having elapsed
since the take-oft from O Orchard
at 1908 yesterday. the plane had
averaged a little IRE than 100
miles an hour at the time II was
sighted by the Wytheville
The captain Of the vessel reported
that All aboarH thu shin was an.