The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-28

Cod,' from the same field and headed for Istanbul.
 The Boardman-Polando plane, "Cape Cod" is Bellanca mono plane with 300 horse power Wright engine. It's top speed IS about 150 miles an hour and US cruising speed 125.
 The flyers plan to head for the Turkish capital and if their gas holds out to keep going. In order to give their flight official status if successful, Walter D. WarG' timer of the National Acronauti- cal Association, was present 10 clock their take-off. Agents or tue International Aeronautcal Feder- ation will be awaiting them Tn Constantinople.
 Boardman and Polando tried to get away last Friday, despite un- Favorable weather reports from Df James kimball, but after desper- ately trying to lift their plane were forced to dump fuel and re- turn. Even after they had made a long run and had gained seed of about 100 miles an hour they were barely skimming Brooklyn housetops and d crash seemed ln- evitabl
 The two young men had a few hours sleep during the night at waterfront bungalow nearby Whlis attendants at the Roosevelt tleid hotel prepared sandwiches for them to take along. Their food consisted of two roast chickens, two quarts of coffee, two loaVes oL bread, some apples and chocolate bars, and two gallons of water. The provisions were flown over from Roosevelt Field.
 Boardman lives at BrookIine' Mass, and POlando at Lynn. IhcE have been preparing for thelr trlp for weeks.
 Designer Bellanca witnessed the take-orfs. in which both planes took full advantage of the 4,OOO foot runway. In order to aVolu z. repetition of previous failures at takeoffs when the planes, heaF- ily loaded with gas, failed to gam altitude, the entire runway was cleared and a 222 concrete parking space beyond it was roped oil.
 If Pangborn and H"rndon com plete the 5,400-mie Moscow hop without mishap they will have bet tered the long distance record ol Dieudonne COste and Joseph l.e- brix French flyers.
 Boardman and Polando faced 5000 jaunt to the Turkish capital This, also would better the existing nonstop record; but they say thcyn fly even further as long as their gasoline holds out
 The Boardman-Polando plane was first on the field. It was rolled out of the where the plane of Miss Laura lnga Ils is also poised for q transAtantlc hop - and onto the apron at the northend of the runway.
 Dawn was just Tightening un the field through light layer "i mist.
 The motor was warmed up and the young Massachusetts flyers be- gan their long run down the field
 The Cape Cod roar"d forward gathering speed, and at , q. m" F < T.. the craft litter gracefully into the air.
 Roardman and Polando headed over Gcrrittscn Bay and soon were out of sight in q dark cloud over the ocean.
 Meanwhile Pangborn and Hern- don had climbed into their cralt and were warming the motor, pancborn, a veteran flyer credited with 17,00O hours in the air, re- nlircd q slightly shorter run, nos ing the craft into the air at o:l D F $. T, after q run of 3,oOo tte'
 He circled the field and headed his plane in the opposit" dircctl"h from the Cape Cod, passing over Jamaica Bay
 A small crowd of about 900 per
 ,l tyI Of F. had been on the field since , 3. m, .,
 Panpborn and Herndon have been preparing for weeks to make trip around the world. It has been Herndon's dream ever slnce he was a student at Princeton
 Pangborn and Herndon, weli-io- do socialite. planned the fllgh' .just for the fun of It. H"rndoh provided the money. He studl'1 navigation so that he could direct the ships course while Pangbofh piloted
 When Wiley Post and Harold Gatty circled the globe in slightly less than nine days Pangborn ana Herndon had a new problem They had planned to take l5 days cutting a comfortable margin from the Graf Seppelin's record oi over 20 days Their plane IS slower than the Winnie Mae.
 Consequently they decided to take long hops and keep in the air as much as possible.
 Herndon, prior to the Post ' Gatty accomplishment. offered to bet S50.000 he and PSngborn would be successful. There were no takers.
 "-he idea of eur trip having an? scS ntific valu" is all bunk" Hern' don said "The only thing thie flight can prove is that we weren't