Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
Father of Lott, Backer of
Maine-Spain Flight, 4
Reports Plan.
YELLOW BIRD REPAIRED
AND HOPS FOR PARIS
Mechanics Find Carburetor Stopped
and Radiator Almost Dry
From Leaks.
n the AEcoci.ted Press.

~ the Associated Press,
PARIS, June 15.-Ths Petit
journal today quotes Armeno Lotti,
ar, father of the backer OF the
transatlantic flight Of the Yellow
Bird, as saying the flyers intend
to attempt fight from Parts TO
New York.
~ the Associated Press.
COMILLAS, Spain. June l6.-The
French transatlantic plane Yellow
Bird took of at 1:45 am. today for
Paris to complete Its fight from OLD
Orchard, Me. A perfect take.cff was
made.
COMILLAs, spain. June Is (P.-The
three flying nzusketeers OF France
Assolant. Lefevre and Lotti. REMAINED
tonight for another sleep on Spanish
soil before going on to Paris. goal o.
their flight across the Atlantic Oceaf
from America. -
The Yellow Bird Is scheduled tc
soar away from the beach at Ortambrt
tomorrow morning, taking up again II:
Journey from the haven where II
alighted at the end Of Its transat-
lantic trip last night.
BY cutting across . corner OF the
Bay of Biscay the flyers Will be cvel
the soil Of France within little les:
than an hour after leaving ,Oriamhre
On their way to Paris they VIII stoE
for gasoline at Cazaux Flying Ftelc
near Bordeaux and then continue &c
lie Bourget Field.
Repairs to the Yellow Bird. which
we're made by Spanish mechanics thlt
afternoon, we're of q minor character
but suficient to delay the departure OF
the flyers. They made one trial night
which was at first thought to be their
real departure for Paris, and returned
shortly afterwards.
Arthur Schneider. American stow
away on the big Bernard rnonoplane
remained with the French aviators and
will be taken by them to Paris.
Gasoline, spare parts and an elec-
kric self-starter were brought to the
yellow Bird today by Spanish airpianes
sent from BurgoS and Getafe. A
thorough inspection of the uzachine re-
vealed 4 stoppage in the czfhuretcr and
the Spanish mechanics worked for
several hours to put It back into good
running order. -
Jean Assolant. Rene Lefeyre and
Arrneno Loth, jr., spent part OF q
busy day ,perspiring over their airpisne
and Its motor, while young Schreiber
gave spain LtlC OIlCC~OtS1 AAtA AG8NS~SA
the natives with an account or how
I'VE" crossed the Atlantic and how I'VE"
were going on to Paris as soon as the
little matter of getting some more gas
oline into the tanks had been at
tended To. -.
When some one suggested to Schneider
that there might have been enough
gasoline to get there without stopping
in Spain If he had not hidden IN the
plane, and pointed out besides that
he had endangered the lives Of his
three hosts. the young man merely
remarked that he had wanted to do
what Lindbergh did and had just about
done 1t.
None OF the French flyers got much
sleep last night Hospitable Spanish
folk gave them scarcely q moment to
themselves and after that they wasted
q long time IN fruitless attempts TO
telephone their families in Paris.
They were up early this morning
looking over their machine and getting
in touch with Spanish officials vino
promised TO do anything possible to
help them accomplish their desire 10
start again soon. Z
Lotti made arrangements today 70
hurry on to Paris alone in search of
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