New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
Both Look Fine

St. Louis, July 3l (UP)-Avia- tions newest heroes-two grinning young men who Hook as if they were going to party the plaudits of the world today, having made the longest airplane flight since mankind learned to fly.
 Out in hangar at Lambert St Louis airport. a slim orange mono- plane stood it's motor silent and its wheels on earth for the first time in IS days.
 The boys are Dale Red" Jack son and Forrest "Obe" O'Brine, and the monoplane is the St. Louis Robin" Those three names today were the most talked of in Ameri- ca.
 The Robin landed at Lambert field last night at 7:49 o'clock, hay ing remained in continuous flight for 420 hcurse 21 1-2 minutcs-or 173 hours and S7 minutes longer than any other planes that ever flew. Plane and pilots descended unbeat- en.
 Still Willing to Continue
 Jackson and O'Brine brought the plane to a perfect landing with the power on, unconquered and unwill- ing, still believing i've could take the same ship and break the record we have just set" They landed un- der orders from Major William B. Robertson, chief sponsor of the flight, after it had been decided that all objects of the flight had been ac- complished, and a record far in ad- vance of all expectations had been set.
 In other words the Robin" came down with it's pilots and sponsors feeling, as somebody expressed it. there's no use fighting any more when the battles won,''
 Estimated earnings of the pilots were s3l,250 jointly. So many diff ferent awards are waiting for them that the exact amount they will realize from the flight is unknown. It will average about & per min ute, 1t was estimated. That includes a bonus of sl00 per hour on a basis of 500 hours, promised them by the Curtiss Robertson Airplane Co. makers of the Challenger motor.
 Come down sometime today" Major Robertson said in d message sent via the refueling plane yester- day morning.
 For hours there was silence from the orange plane. Earlier the fiers had dropped a note saying every thing was fine, and they planned to shoot at the 500 mark" All day yesterday the plane circled at it's usual 4,0o0 feet, apparently ignoring the order. Then late in the afternoon it dived roared low over the field. and dropped note, curt with dis appointment and chagrin:
 ''We will land sometime between s and s o'clock. Maybe before that time"
 Huge Crowd Gathers
 Immediately crowds began 10 gather at Lambert field and by [ o'clock mass of 25.00O people jammed along the runway. It was a cheering, happy. exhuberant crowd, despite sudden storm which de- layed the landing and drenched the spectators.
 Finally at about 7:35 the high flying plane dived, and circled close to the field. The crowd plunged through police lines and atreamed out into the runways. cheering and waving. After circling everal times st low altitude. Jackson and oBrine suddenly "straightencd out the plane. swept down 10 an easy three point" landing and taxied ur to the edge of the field
 The glass door of the Robin open ed and out stepped two neat, fresh. ly-haVen young men, dressed !r dark trousers and clean white shirts Their straw hats were in their hands and their faces bore wide and heart felt grins.
 For moment the thronG stood amazed at the sight so amazinGl! different from the hagCard. wOrI men they had expected to see Then with one shout the crowG swept forward and engulfcd thu f1iers and plane. Squads of police were ahead of it. however. anC