Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
BOYD CONSIDERS
HOP TO AUSTRALIA
Transatlantic Flyers viii
Make Decision to ProIong
Flight In Few Days.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 1l.-Capt. j.
Enrol Boyd tonight said he and Lieut..
Harry P. Conner, having completed
their transatlantic flight, were con-
sidering prolongatlon of 1t to Aus
tralia. They will decide within the
next few days.
CROYDON, England. October II (H).
"a rotund grinning Canadian and a
sober faced lean Yankee set their trans
atlantic n1onoplane Columbia down on
Croydon Field at S:55 o'clock this after
noon (l0:55 am. e, 8. IT,, completing
a voyage from Harbor Grace, New
foundland, to London via the Scilly
Isles in ~ hour minutes flying time.
Capt. J. Enrol Boyd, formerly of the
Royal Air Force, and Lieut.. Harry p.
Cohnor of the United States Naval Re
serve few their ship swiftly from
Tresco, Scilly Isles. where they spent
last night after gasoline line because
clogged and forced them to land.
This misfortune prevented them from
drawing on a reserve 100-gallon tank
in the fuselage. When they finally
spotted a landing place on the tiny is
land of the southwest tip of England,
they dumped this tank as a precaution
against explosion in setting down.
Unable to Draw on Reserve.
Capt Boyd said all went we'll with
the. Columbia after it's take-off from
Harbor Grace until about noon yes
terday, when the flyers found that they
were unable to draw on reserve tank
I'VE tried the pumps" Boyd said,
but couldn't get a drop of gasoline.
From then on 1t was a race with a
dwindling fuel supply. for we realized
that our main tanks were getting drier
and drier every time she turned over"
At this point Lieut.. Conner cut in:
But you brought her through,
Enrol"
Boyd said that in view of the dwind-
ling gasoline he tried to line up with
an ocean vessel lust In case" as he
made this statement he caught sight
of A. E. Priest, who was a mechanic in
the Royal Air Force while Boyd was
flying night bombers to Zeebrugge. They
shook hands and Priest reminded Boyd
of the night the latter was shot down
over Zeebrugge, but glided to Dutch
territory and was interned. The avia-
tor later escaped and returned to Eng
land for more wartime flying.
Ducked Clouds All Way.
Returning 10 MS IeClJdl, the Candoldn
flyer said the Columbia ducked clouds
virtually all the way over, flying near
the water at times and at others going
as high as $4,000 feet to escape fog
and rain. At the same time the higher
attitudes permitted Conner to reckon
their position. Because of terrific cross
winds, which Boyd said reached so
miles an hour, the plane was blown
south of its charged course.
Both flyers were lavish in praise Of
each other and the old boat" referring
to the Columbia, which crossed the At
lantic once before with Clarence Cham
berlin and Charles A. Levine, and even
took Roger @. williams and Connor on
a round trip to Bermuda this Summer.
Then. after seeing the plane was
slowed away, they went to q hotel with
Levine, who lent them the Columbia.
Tomorrow they plan to visit the grave
Of the R-l0I victims. buried today az
Cafdington.
Boyds first act after completing
formalities was to call his home in
Montreal for q talk with hts mother,
wife and four daughters.
Sweetest kids in the world" he COM
mented.