Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
SWEDISH AV|ATORS
WAIT ON WEATHER
Nuremberg Says Plane Is
Ready for Starting Hop
to Greenland.

BY Cable to The Star and New York Times.
REYKJAVIK, June 13.-Capt. Albin
Ahrenberg, leader and chief pilot Of the
seaplane Sverige, bound from Stock
holm, Sweden, to New York via Iceland,
Greenland and the Island of Anticosti,
announced last night that he and his
companions once more are ready for
the s12-mile hop to Ivigtut, Greenland.
Tuesday the Sverige made three at
tempts to get away and each time was
was found that the plane was over
loaded. Next a bent propeller forced
them to return. On the third attempt
serious leak in the plumbing devel-
oped.
Tuesday night mechanics worked late
repairing leaks and overhauling the
motor and fuel lines, but this morning.
during a test flight another radiator
leak developed, which since has been
repaired.
Bad Flying Weather Reported.
Last night Capt. Ahrenberg disclosed
that a wireless message from Hedge
Bangsted at Ivigtut, Greenland, report
ed exceedingly poor visibility and bad
flying conditions generally.
We are ready for the start, but will
await better flying weather in Green
land said Capt. Ahrenberg. Our last
message from BangSted says that there
Is no visibility to speak of ana a ceiling
OF about so meters, with rain, snow and
heavy seas on the ford.
I'VE intend to wait here until we are
sure that we can follow out our sched-
uled program to the flnish''
Yesterday afternoon, while mechanics
were making further repairs, the avi-
atorS took a motor boat ride along the
coast. They have had little relaxation
since their arrival, and now that the
weather is against them they are set
Ting down philosophically to await ia
yorable conditions
Capt. Ahrenberg, discussing the Incl
dents Of the Bergen Reykj avik fight
and forced landing at SkaptaroS, told
OF the tense moments experienced by
himself and his two companions when
one of the pipe lines broke as they
were flying above the Atlantic with
such report that the aviators for a
few seconds thought there had been a
serious accident.
Motor Smoke Alarms Flyers.
He also told of the critical moments
during the second exciting incident that
day when clouds of black smoke en-
velOped the Sverige. 1t turned out to
be burning oil, from an over supply Of
lubricants, and it was quickly put out.
The actual alighting on the turbulent
waters of Skaptaros was highly dan
gerouS experiment, said Capt. Ahren-
berg.
All toll and danger were forgotten
when they saw the beautiful and tran
gull landscape, with the blush noun
tain ridges in the distance and the
shade trees by the shore line mirrored
in the water.
Flying between the bird rocks of the
Westmanna Islands, the aviators were
met by millions of sea fowl, which left
their barren nesting places and formed
great clouds of birds, screeching as if
in welcome-sea gullS, elder ducks.
terms, albatross and other birds of the
North Atlantic. Capt. Ahrenberg de-
scribed the sights as highly impressive
and very beautiful.
Iceland" Called Misnomer.
While the birds cireled in compact
masses above and alongside, myriads Of
fish, from the small ones to the big At
lantic Goldfish, could be seen darting in
all directions in the transparent water,
surprised at the shadow of this strange
apparition in the sky. The natural
beauties of the country make its being
named Iceland a misnomer, he said, for
such a smiling island.
Ljunglund, the radio operator, joined
the discussion, grinning broadly at a
message just received from Hedge Bang
sted.
The telegram from Bangsted, in brief,
was to the following effect: We have
beefsteak ready for you here. 1t Is so
wonderful that the smell of it alone
should guide you across Greenland"
(Copyright, 1929, New York Times)