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off. Williams, as usual, would not COM
ment.
Bears Insignia INK 3789."
The Pathfinder, a Bellanca mono
plane. powered with a Wright motor,
bears the insignia INK $780, in black
on the tail and underneath the left
wing. The wings and tail are painted
with aluminium paint, and the fusilage
is a light green with the name Path
finder on both sides.
AS the fog lifted for a moment spec
tators on the beach could see the Path
finder and its two accompanying am
phibians circle, apparently in an effort
to gain altitude.
It was said that Mrs. Yancey was a
passenger in one of the accompanying
planes.
Harold Beedle, representative of an oil
company, who was in the commercial
plane which went miles with the
Pathfinder, said the plane was then at
an altitude of 500 feet and was gaining
more altitude slowly.
"She was going fine" Beedle said.
Cheerful at Breakfast.
williams and Yancey were cheerful
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room. They laughed and chatted with
Mrs. Yancey and Miss Rasche.
After a meal of orange juice, scram-
bled eggs and bacon and rolls and
coffee, they made ready to go to the
beach, a mile away, where the light
green monoplane rested.
Food for the flight was put aboard
the Pathfinder 1t consisted of one
roast chicken. three quart bottles OF
coffee, three quarts Of water, six choco-
late bars, eight oranges, six apples and
a bottle of liquor.
Fueling of the plane with 500 gallons
of gasoline was completed shortly be-
fore Yancey and Williams reached the
hangar.
Its Ok" Yancey said after looking
over the beach. A take-off two days
ago was prevented by the rough sands.
Motor Is Started.
The rain, which had been falling
since daybreak, stopped and blue sky
could be seen at times through the
clouds
Shortly before 7 o'clock the Path
finders motor was started and me-
chanics moved about making last
minute adjustments. The plane hao
to be moved up the beach about
mile before it could take of.
Recalling how a Portland youth
slowed away on the Yellow Bird before
it hoped for France on June 13 police
made careful inspection OF the In,
terror of the Pathfinder and then stayed
close by the machine.
A wind, with an estimated velocity
of 10 miles, sprang up from the souIn
to aid the flyers in getting the heaVHy
loaded plane off the SAND.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the Pathhnoer
started up the beach under its own
power to the point from which the run
would start. .-t
A wreath which will be dropped 900
miles out at sea in memory OF FPilllp
payne and the crew of the Old Glory
who were lost two years ago a1ter
take-off here, was placed in the capln.
BenzoI Added to Fuel.
The Pathfinder reached the starting
point and was turned about while 80
gallons of benzol were added TO the Iuel
to aid in the take-of.
The haze was coming in from the
ocean. There was heavy fog bank
over Eiddeford Pool. miles south OF
here, and the flyers said II they were
unable to get above the fog they would
probably dump their gasoline and re-
turn to the beach.
Its getting pretty thick out there"
Williams said as he glanced out to sea.
Williams made two take-offs In
commercial plane along the runway the
Pathfinder will use In order to test the
conditions of the beach.
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