Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14
FLYERS
REACH SEATTLE
Exhausted After Battling
HeadWindS From Waterfall,
Alaska, to Seattle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, october 14.-Safe
in Seattle after hazardous flight from
Moscow, four Russian aviators today
disclosed that they were considering a
transatlantic flight as q sequel to their
present undertaking, which will be COM
pleted when they reach New York.
Worn out by l,000-mile flight from
Waterfall, Alaska, during which their
plane, Land of the Sovlets. battled a
35-mile- an hour head wind. the four
aviators reached here at dusk yesterday.
Shestakov, chief pilot of the plane, re-
vealed that q hop across the Atlantic
was under consideration.
Expect 10 Fly to Moscow.
If the Russians cross the Atlantic
they expect to continue on to Moscow
from the west by air, thus making a
complete round-the world flight.
The hop from Waterfall took 10 hours
Sterlingov said the plane glided into
the air at Waterfall at 7:20 am, Pacific
standard time, and reached here at
$50 pm. Most OF the way the ship
cleared the waves at an elevation OF
only Is feet because of the fog and
head winds. The maximum elevation
was less than 1000 feet. The plane
followed the irregular shore line all the
way, thereby flying almost twice the
airline distance from Waterfall to
Seattle.
Invitation From Ford.
Work will begin Immediately on the
removal OF the pontoons and the SUBJ
Stituti0n OF land gear on the plane.
Inspection of the motors will determine
whether the sop here will be more
than three days before the fight to
San Francisco. From San Francisco
the flyers plan to fly to Cheyenne, Wyo. !;
Chicago, Dearborn and New York.
The avlators have received special
invitation to visit Henry Ford at
Dearborn, they disclosed.
Since their departure from Moscow
the fiiers have been in the air about
100 hours for the lO,OO0-odd miles.
The Russians made known that they
were. anxious TO talk with President
Hoover and Mr.. Ford.
I'VE hear a great deal in RusSis
! about two famous American engineer,
Ford and Hoover" said one. of the
four. We hope to be fortunate enough
to meet both"
If the Atlantic flight is undertaken
1t will be a nonstop attempt from New
York to Paris, Shestakov said From
Paris the Russians would complete their
air Journey around the world by the
regular European routes. The Atlantic
hop would be the most ambitious OF
their flights, as the greatest distance
covered heretofore in a single hop was
about 100 miles from Moscow to Omsk
which was negotiated in Is hours.
Land of the SOviets Log.
August 23-Left Moscow.
August 24-Arrived Kurgan, Siberia
August 26-Arrived In Novo-Sibirsk
Siberia
August 27--Arrived In Irkutsk, Siberia
September Arrived in Chita, 81
IBERIA.
September ARRIVED in Blagove-
schensk, Siberia.
September 3-Arrived in Khabarovsk
Siberia delayed nine days, while wheels
were replaced with pontoons).
September l2--Arrived in Nikolayevsk
Siberia.
September l8-Arrived in Petropav-
lovsk, Kamchatka, Siberia.
September 21-Arrived at Attu, Aleu-
tian Islands.
September 24-Arrived in Dutch Har-
Dor, Unalaska Island, Alaska.
September 27-Arrived in Seward
first stop on Alaskan mainland.
September 29-Arrived in Sitka
capital of Alaska during Russian oc-
cupation.
October 3-Arrived at Waterfall
Alaska, being forced down by motor
trouble. Delayed nine days while new
motor installed.
october 12-Arrived at Seattle.