The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-08
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IN was reported wen with the Path
FINDER, but she was running through
heavy fog.
She had gained an altitude Of APP
prcximately 500 feet and seemed TO
be having no difficulty in lifting her
load of $500 pounds. Finally she
WAS completely lost from sight IN
The fog banks.
Cutters IN Readiness
TWO fast Coast Guard cutters were
anchored far OFF shore. one 50 miles
nut. When news Of the take-off was
flashed from the Coast Guard Am.
aphibian, anchors OF the cutter were
hauled up and both speed vessels
were ready az q moments notice 70
10 TO the aid OF the Pathfinder should
it be found necessary.
After leaving the convoy o. tie
Amphibian and the flying boat, the
Pathfinder roaring on her way to
Rome was not expected to be sighted
AOn the shore because of the dense
fog banks clinging to the coast from
Novoa Scotia to Boston and below
Yancey and Williams, before the
Aalse-off, went through every look
and corner Of the Pathfinder to
make sure that there were no stow.
Always aboard. Albert Schneider, 3
Portland youth slowed away on the
America monoplaue Yellow
Bird here a few weeks ago.
There's going to be no stow
away on this trip" said williams.
Scientific Aim
NAaA SfaH- .z.a1,,Ann
flight OF the Pathfinder was 70 be
the most scientific flight on record.
He said that he had an arrange.
Government meteorologist in New
York, to take hourly readings Of
the temperature at various attitudes,
Especially in the vicinity Of cloud.
banks.
Yancey is a master mariner, hav-
] ing served in the United States
Navy as a lieutenant and having en-
gagged In the convoy of troop ships
during the World War.
Radiograrns from the Looming
stated three miles off the coast
the Pathfinder went into 4 short
circle to gain altitude.
Five miles out she had climbed
800 feet above the roll Of the At
lantic and out of the fog and into
bright sunshine.
The perfect tal<eoff today was
made after containers OF 50 gal
Ions Of gasoline were removed from
the fuselage. This gave the Path
hinder slightly less than SEQ gal
Ions Of gasoline for the 4,80O-TniIe
mop. but her specially built pro.
spellOr was expected to increase her
speed to make up the deficit of
gasoline.
a Delays Numerous
Today's flight to Rome was the
elimination OF chain OF acct
dents and delays. Not In the least
discouraged by these accidents ana
delays or by criticism heaped upon
their shoulders the American air.
naen went quietly and diligently
about the task OF making what they
hoped TO DO the longest trans.At-
hlantic fight In history.
The. accidents and delays included
being mudbound on Roosevelt Field.
N. Z. These included a long wait
here early In June because Of ad.
verse weather conditions; sand.
bound when they first attempted to
take off along with the Yellow
Bird; cracking up Of the Williams
End Yancey plane, Green Flash, on
June -. when the. trio OF French
sirmen started on their successful
air voyage to Europe; negotiations
FOR the purchase OF the Pathfinder,
1ormerly the North Star, owned by
sMrs. James A. Stiliman, Of New
YOHk; q long wait with the path.
finder ct the Scarboro Airport: ad.
verse flying conditions over the At
Iantic; . wind-furrowed beach that
made q takecff impossible for sew
-sral days and, finally, . two-day halt
Because Of fog.
u. Thought It Bluff
" They'll never go; It's a bluff. +"
vas the word that passed along
tine beach time and again, even to-
day. Undaunted In the face of this