Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-19
Swiss Youths
LeavePortugal
for New York.
STOP In HALIFAX
FOR FUELLIKELY
Aviators, in Early
Twenties, Started
Flying in 1927.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, August 10.
"A wireless message from the
German steamer Werra this
afternoon reported sighting the
Swiss airplane Young Switzer-
land about ITS miles due west
of Lisbon headed toward the
west. The steamer, bound for
Brazil from Oportp, did not give
the time, but stated the posi-
ton as latitude 81 .48 north and
longitude 11.3 W sst.
BY the Associated Pres
LISBON, Portu |al, August 19.--
Two youthful Swi is aviators, Oscar
Kaesar and Kurt Luescher. took
off from Juncal hear here, at 1880
am. Eastern standard time in an
attempt to make a westward
crossing of the Atlantic to New
York.
They considered it doubtful they
could reach the American metrop-
oils without refueling and planned
to strike first for Halifax, Nova
Scotia, probably stopping there for
more petrol. 1t was their inten-
tion to fly by the Azores, not at
tempting to land, but returning to
Portugal if their fuel consumption
was too heavy.
The plane was a Farman mono
plane of French construction,
bearing on its fuselage near its
230-horsepower motor the name
"Jungschweizerland," or Young
Switzerland" It was similar to
that used by the Frenchmen Bailly
and Reginensi, recently few from
Paris to Saigon, French Indo
China.
Land at Alberca Airdrome.
The two ayiators, with third, Alfred
Tschopp. few here last Saturday from
LIE Bourget, France, stopping twice en-
route. Previously they had flown to
lie Bourget. France from Zurich. Swift
zerland. The flight from LIE Bourget
with its two stops occupied two days,
during which the flyers were not re-
that they had come to disaster.
They landed at Alberca Airdrome,
near here. with so little ostentation that
it was two days later before residents
generally were acquainted either with
their presence or their intention to begin
here q transatlantic flight. They con-
Quoted their preparations for their
flight in secret. refusing to talk about
them. with the explanation that 1t
would be better to do and then talk
than to talk and not do.
Yesterday they let 1t be known to a
few friends they had made here that
attempt this morning. At am. they
left their hotel and drove the As kilo-
meters to Juncal, where they had moved
their plane, and where their friend and
mechanic, Tschopp, was waiting for
them.
En- route they stopped at restaurant
and bought food for their journey, Q
vacuum bottle filled with coffee,
quantity of milk, Is sandwiches, some
eggs and chocolate. They also have with
them an apparatus to distill sea water.
Course Is Over 5000 Miles.
The course laid out from Lisbon to
Halifax, via Azores, was something In
excess of 5000 miles, of which about
$50 miles represent the fight to Horta.
It was their first intention to land In
the Azores If they found their fuel sup
ply would be insufficient for the ven
ture, but when the government IN
formed them the landing field there
was not in shape for them to come
down, they announced they would re-
turn If that contingency arose.
The flyers possibly are the youngest
ever to attempt such a bold venture.
Kaesar being 20 and L,lescher 81. Their
plane had q load of $50 gallons OF
petrol. It carried besides small pneu-
matte boat, rubber suits and apparatus
enabling men to remain under water Tor
five minutes. .
Neither Of the two aviators has had
much experience, both having made
their debut in aviation in 1927.
The aviators received what they con-
sidered a favorable weather report from
the meteorologists. It predicted clear
weather and good winds to the Azores.
but fog beyond, especially around
Newfoundland.
Plane Has 105-mile Speed.
Just before the start Tschopp picked
up q small piece of cork and presented
1t to the flyers, remarking jokingly they
might need it to help keep them afioat
The airmen both donned safety rubber
suits, in which they were photographed
before stepping into the plane.
The flyers estimated that 1t was 5000
miles from Lisbon to New York, while
their plane has an estimated range OF
$3.50 miles and had speed Of los miles
per hour.
II their long hop should prove sue
cessful, it was estimated they should
reach Roosevelt Field about pm.
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