The Washington times., 1929-06-13
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The wheels OF the Green Flash
were snapped off. The blades Of the
propeller were thrown out OF true
when they came in contact with the
hand, the left wing was cracked and
khs. gasoline tanks were broken
open.
A great pool of gasoline stood
about the plane when her motors
were stopped. and police detail
was brought up to prevent smoking
hear the Green Flash for fear Of an
Explosion. IN
Load Too Heavy
Both williams and Yancey climbed
but OF the cockpit uninjured after
kheir close call. Yancey gave an ex.
PLANTATION OF the failure Of the Green
Flash to take the air:
''The load was too heavy for the
handing gear. This caused one
wheel to break oft. With one wheel
gone the plane tipped on her side.
''I don't know whether we can
ever use the Green Flash again for
an attempted Transatlantic flight
but If we do it will not be before
several weeks. The plane probably
win have to 90 back to the factory
to be completely rebuilt"
A wrecking car was brought to
the beach to haul the crumpled
Green Flash from the waters edge
as the tide turned and began to
rise.
In preparation for the start. which
was definitely decided upon last
night after receipt Of favorable
weather report from DIR. James II.
Kimball. New York meteorologist,
mechanics worked all through the
night tuning up the planes and
loading on gasoline and supplies.
The work was started at 8 o'clock
last night. and completed this morn
ing at the same time the 6iers fin
ished their breakfast in the dining
room OF hotel here.
Both planes were loaded to ca
pacity with gasoline, and fully
stocked with food. which included
roast chickens. chocolate. hot coffee
and fruit.
Ready at Low Tide
The take-off was planned for dead
low tide, because the Green Flash
has twice become lodged in the sand
at d take-on from the beach. The
first time was two weeks ago and
the second yesterday afternoon dur.
ing q trial. The second time an au-
"toMobile was bought out to haul
the Rome-bould plane to firm sand.
Low tide provides q long runway for
nearly two miles down the beach
from the Capt. Harry Jones hangar
to point near the promenade pier,
where the filters take to the air.
The trio Of Frenchmen were espe.
aially anxious to make good, mas.
much as the French air ministry has
frowned on their adventure, and the
father of Lott has opposed it on the
ground that the plane was not "air-
worthy"
Lott, sponsor of the Yellow
Bird, again today tested out the
fuel combination in his plane. A
mixture Of benzol and gasoline of
higher volatility than used before
was expected to eliminate the vi.
bration Of the huge 600.horsepowsr
motor, which on the first start,
opened the seam on the fuselage
gasoline tank.
crowds Gather
At 7:3O q force of men began to
rather and an extra police detail
WAS summoned. Mechanics con.
finued at work on both planes.
At $50 forcs of men began to
place boards along a path for the
Green Flash from near the Jones
hangar. In a short time the
Rone-bround plane was being
hauled down the beach and onto
the hard sand. Meanwhile. an.
other group of men was near the
!, Yellow Bird, which was perched on
- sand pile on the other aide of
Athe hangar from the Green Flash.
BY a. m. the wind had shifted to
&he East. This was somewhat of a
disappointment to the filters. As the
first part Of their flight is to be in
a northerly direction the airmen had
been hoping for northerly wind
to give them lifting power for the
two heavy planes.
Tactics Changed
At S:16 a. m, the crowd on the
beach had swelled to nearly a 1000
and automobile roads In this vicinity
were becoming heavy with traffic.
The Green Flash, In the hauling
process, had reached the hard sand
and the yellow Bird was still on
boards near the hangar.
Again the wind shifted and began
to blow a stiff southeast. A con-
sultation of both air crews was held
and it was decided to again shift
the plan for the take-off, starting
from in front OF the hangar on
rundown the beach TO tha Oier tI,e
Green Flash to take the air first.
ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland, June
10 Q.N.S.l.--Flying conditions were
unfavorabIe off the Newfoundland
coast today. A cold northeast wind
was blowing with mist which made
visibility poor.
BAR HARBOR, Me. June ia
Q.N.S.l.-The Paris-bound mono.
plane Yellow Bird, out of Old
Orchard Beach, was getting radio
compass bearings from the u, s. s.
Wandanok, off the coast Of Maine.
according to information at the Gov.
eminent radio station here this
afternoon.
The Wandanok il the compass
ship Of the Navy and IL stationed
today in a steamship lane some dis.
tance off the Maine coast in order
70 give compass bearings to the
wrench filters.
Swedish FIinrc Gill