Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
BY LIEUT.. NICK Manner.
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OVER CHICAGO, August 10 oiled
with refueling pilot at Minneapolis-St
Paul, Mimi This Is the FIRST real
| restful moment we have had since our
trip began-the calm that follows the
storm Of last night. the most critical
period in our adventure.
I described that fully in my previous
dispatch, which gave to the refueling
pilot when we reached Cleveland early
this morning. (The previous dispatch
Lieut. Manner refers to here follows this
article)
Here we are now before noon over
Chicago.
We were met over Cleveland by Dan
Robertson, refueling pilot, and his as
, sistant, Dave Buchanan. We made two
perfect contacts in short order, taking
on over 200 gallons. We also made one
| food contact.
Snappy Piece Of Work.
It was tie snappiest piece Of work on
the trip. It was the second refueling
these boys have made with our ship,
SO 1t shows that little practice makes
a whole lot of difference. While the
air was o bit rough, It did not bother us.
1t is O marvellous day for flying. Chi
cago and Lake Michigan are below and
glistening in the sunlight. We are
rnearing 100 hours. believe the first
100 are the hardest-so we may expect
easier going from now on.
am sure QUE ship Is proving some
thing It Is proving the ability OF q,
stock model commercial plane and en-
CINE to fy and remain flying not only
near an airport, but in any part Of the
country.
And it proves another very important
thing-that service facilities for air
planes are available almost anywhere
In this country.
Hot Enough Over Gotham.
Imagine being supplied with fuel
while passing at 100 miles an hour over
an airport-without stopping.
I think it is important to emphasize
! these points, as many pioneer efforts
have certain angles which are lost for
lack Of emphasizing them at the mo-
| ment Of their occurrence, and later nave
to be rediscovered
It was so hot around New York and
Cleveland yesterday, Art and had
to strip of our shirts. Today Is cool
and refreshing.
We certainly have been getting by
with q minimum amount OF sleep and
at no time have We been as famished
as to actually desire food badly. All
bath to put us in tip-top shape.
Art has been doing most Of the NY
ing today. Handling that refuelins
hose Is no child's play. It about uses
q man up each time. So long-untu
we reach the twin cities OF Minnesota.
Herewith follows the dispatch Lieut..
Manner wrote after passing through
| the storm last night to which he refers
| in his article above. It was nled at
Cleveland just before he left for Chi
cage:
, Tough Break in Storm.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 1--we
got the TOUGHEST break of the trip so
far last night when we ran into ter
rife electrical storm about 80 miles
west Of Bellefonte. Pa.
When we said ''au revoir but not
sood-by" to our friends in New York
at GAS pm. Sunday. everything was
in flne shape for our quick return to
| Cleveland, We picked UP the beacon
liehts as darkness fell and ran along
smoothly as far as Bellefonte, Pa. Thirty
miles west Of that town we encountered
one of the severest electrical storms l
have ever seen and 1t was dimcult 10
get our bearings.
have to think quick and act quicker:
We returned to Bellefonte and dropped
| A message to the aviation field request
! ing signals to indicate the air road to
We don't know for certain whether
they got our message. but little while
after we dropped the note there was q
great deal Of flashing on and on OF
1 E2AlIAfnFfA
| so minutes and then the storm became
| SO violent we had to move along.
| From then on we lodged, detoured
| and outrode one Squall after another.
Repeatedly we tried to break through,
but the storm was too tough and too
extensive.
there over Pennsylvania. Twice we
thought the severity Of the storm would
| forts, but we kept hanging on ana
found our reward an hour or so later,
when the storm began TO subside.
Neither Sleeps = Wink.
OF course, neither of US slept wink
all night. We were pretty well used up
when morning finally broke. but we
| Cleveland now, and that with a good
sized dose Of ham and eggs for ourselves
and Q good drink Of gasoline for our
machine We would be all o. X. for the
| trip back to Spokane.
Now as finish this dispatch we are
| approaching Cleveland on our return
| trip. Before toss 1t over to the refuel-
ing pilot, must add that New York Is
quite o. X. The only embarrassment we
had in that town was due to Frank
Hawks insisting that we take up all
the gas and oil they have In that big
| town.
Frank had two different refuelers on
the Job, and he wore US out trying to
take oil the things he offered Us.
| When we pulled out over Roosevelt
Field, we sure were loaded for bear. In
our easerness to get, fresh oil on reach