The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-01
ENDURANCE FLIGHT
ENDS AT ST. LOUIS
"Red' Jackson, Minnesota Boy
and Forest O'Brine Re-
main in Air APO Hours
SUCCESSFUL LANDING
Thousands Stand in Rain to
Greet HerOes-Lindy Has
Narrow Escapes

st. Louis, July 3O.-The mono
plane st. Louis Robin, piloted by
Dale RED" Jackson and Forest
O'Brine, glided to a safe landing
at Lambert-St. Louis field at 7:8S:3O
p. m. &C. S. I'd tonight ending a
record endurance fight of 420
hours 81 minutes and 80 seconds.
Both men were pronounced in
excellent physical ditto
O'Brine had gained two pounds
since he and Jackson went up July
13, scaling 140 pounds tonight as
against 1873 pounds when the fight
began. Jackson's weight was the
same as it was when he went aloft,
154 pounds.
The heart action of both men
was pronounced normal and ply
sicians said their hearing was
normal. They conversed easily
with reporters and friends in the
hangar.
The f1iers said they were influ-
enced to change their plans about
remaining aloft 500 hours and de-
cided to land tonight because of
the tragic death yesterday of their
friend, George Lea Lambert, who
was killed in an airplane crash
near Lambert-St. Louis. Both fiers
said they desired to attend his
funeral tomorrow.
Jackson told newspapermen he
thought they could have flown the
st. Louis Robin 300 hours longer.
O'Brine declared they could take
the same plane as it now stands
and break their own record.
Both men agreed that their big
gest thrill of the entire fight was
this afternoon when they flew low
over the field and saw a crowd of
5000 to 10000 watchers standing in
the rain waiting to see them land.
Both said the first 100 hours of
flying was the hardest and after
that it wasn't bad at all.
They exceeded the record of the
Angeleno by seven full days at POI
p. m. today. The plane made a
perfect landing in the midleof the
field with about $4,000 spectators
watching them.
Earlier in the day, Major William
B. Robertson, sponsor of the fight,
had sent aloft a note requesting
the f1iers to land some time today.
and it was considered that in land
ing they would be acceding to his
wishes.
The hiers were reluctant about
quitting their home in the sky.
short of their goal of 500 hours. A
message they dropped before &C.
cending to Major Robertson's re-
quest said the motor was running
good, that they felt fine and that
they saw no reason to quit.
Jackson and O'Brine presumably
debated all day over the note call
ing them down which Major Rob-
ertson sent up at 8:45 a. m. The
text of the note was not made pub
lie, but Major Robertson explained
in a memorandum that the reason
for his decision was that the OBJ
jects of the fight had been fully
accomplished, as the motor has
more than proved itself and that
the technical data desired had been
obtained.
It was p. m. before the fiiers
answered their employers note.
Meanwhile crowd of between s.
600 and 10000 persons had gather
ed on the field.
The pilots began descending rap
idly from the high altitude which
they usually cruise all day and
dipped low over the field as the
crowd cheered wildly They made
two or three dips and then dropped
a note saying they would land
when their present supply of fuel
was exhausted.
MajorRobertson explained his ac-
ton later, in a memorandum. The
memorandum said Major Robert
son had sent a note to O'Brine and
Jackson at 8:45 a. M, requesting
them to terminate the fight some
time today and added: Major Rob
ertson's reasons for this decision
are that all the objects of the test
fight, started July 13, 1929, have
been accomplished as the Challeng-
er motor has more than proved it
self, the Robin airplane has also
proved itself, and the technical da-
ia wanted has been secured.
| The men are in good health and
excellent spirits, the motor and
plans are running smoothly, but
we can see no further advantage
of running the motor until it fails
as Jackson and O'Brine have now
established an endurance record
beyond all expectations"
Major Robertson also made pub
lie telegram from Frank H. Rus
sell, vice president of the Curtis
Airplane & Motor CO., manufacture
ers of the Challenger motor, say
ing that the fiiers would receive
$25,300 from the company regard
less of whether they remain ur
500 hours. Is
Congratulations to you for your
endurance fiiers," the message said
THE Curtis Airplane & Motor Co
desires to announce that at thu