New Britain herald., 1929-08-26

chief things which made the flight such an unusual one
 Commander R. Kusaka, of the Japanese navy, who took the place of Dr. Klckinai Kitano, in Japan, ss a passenger said: -Four nation~ alities spent three days in heaven, and in that time went from Japan to America. This remarkable flight made possible by German genius, we feel. changes the map of the world and makes Japan truly a neighbor of the United States.
 "The flight will promote friend ship and good will and brings a new era of understanding between all the nations of the world and United States, Great Britain, Ger many and Japan especially"
 Over City Early Today
 The Graf Zeppelin, victorious over the bleak expanses of Eurasia and the stormy challenge of the Pacific scared above Los Angeles today awaiting the sunrise that would light the way to a landing to con- plete the third stage of its world flight.
 Arriving over the city at 116 a m. today (4:l6 a, m., E. S. T) the dirigible really proved it's ability tc go and come on the uncharted al. lanes of the world with little to fea1 from storms and other menaces which ordinarily beset aerial navi- gation. It completed the trip from Tokyo to Los Angeles in 75 hours minutes, covering $500 miles al speed of nearly 80 miles an honr Thousands on Field
 A waving of lanterns out of ports of the control room signalled greet ings to multitudes assembled in ru, tom mobiles and on the field as tn, Zeppelin sailed above the city.
 The cheers from thousands O. :, throats were drowned out by tht roaring of horns and sirens from ru tom obiles of sightseers who Were parked for miles and miles arount the highways leading to the muni cipal airport,
 Two great floodlignts cast fan shaped conventional airport illu q , ination over the landing field, whic| is about d mile square and fringet with red lights atop telegraph poles
 There were no lighting effact , other than the official airport illurn ination, for strict policing order , eliminated anything which might in terfere with the navigation of 'h globe -circlins sky ship.
 The police regulations restricted entry to the field to a maximum 0 = ten thousand cared for by officia guest cards for automobiles. Thi 1 included some two thousand milita," naval and civilian police and servic
 crews,
 The marine and naval detach
 ments were in readiness for an h
 stant call at the north end of tn field to take positions when the Zcp pelin siGnalled it desired to land. Customs Officer Ready
 U. s. public health, immlgra:io
 and customs officers also were read
 to perform their duties. Arrang ments were made for the immedl1t
 transportation of the nineteen ras l sengers to downtown hotels Tn
 crew of Al planned to remain q
 the airport, with the exception o l Commander Hugo Eckener an' some other officers. For the conven - fence of the crew Pullman trat . meals and lodging during the moor ing here.
 j. Already Planning Refueling ' Plans Hbrsl stdrfed nor.Me' refuel Il ing of the ship even before it arr's ed over the city as Dr. Eckener hope to start for Lakehurst the end q T world flight, within 36 hours afte
 landing.
 , The historic flight of the Germa
 dirigible began at Lakehurst, N. J . Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10:S9 ?. m II and the airship arrived at it's hor? . port, Fredrichshafen Germany Sat ;, urday, August 10 at 7:33 q. IT ,' (eastern standard time), the voya g v being remarkable for the spec .' which it had crossed the Atlantic
 51 hours, 24 minutes from start
 stop.
 Four days later, August IA, { f 10:4S D. m. (E. s. ID the air line F. left Friedrichshafen for what W, Il considered the most difficult part ( q its world flight. the 6,Ss0 miles q Tokyo. The journey across 1T u wastes of Russia and Siberia w. V made without following the pr; Il determined course because of II c favorable weather and the dirigih |" was unable to pass over Moscow.
 covered the distance in 101 hour 1T aS minutes arriving at Tokyo Ans r. ust 1s at 4;37 a. m. (E. s. T) :" Only One Mishap .I, The only mishap thus far to ma! ~ the world flight was at kasumiga'
 ra the air station near Tokyo whe'
 the dirigible was moored. Dr. Ec,
 ener prepared for a take-off on Aui T ust P. but unfavorable wealth