The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-30
BOARDMAN-POLANDO
ARRIVE AFELY AT
IS7ANBUL, TURKEY.
Pangborn and Herndon Also
Cross Atlantic Safely and
Are En- Route to Moscow
filters CHEERED BY TURKS
Holders of New Mark Were
Sighted Only Once After Taxi
Ing of From New York

Ing of From New York
Russell Boardman and John Polando
were at Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday
after having set a new nonstop dis
lance record Of 5000 miles from New
York, while Hugh Herndon, Jr., and
Clyde Pangborn, another pair OF
American aviators, were en- route
from England to Moscow in al effort
to beat the round the world record
of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty.
The latter pair arrived at Berlin late
Thursday.
Boardman and Polando, brought
their transatlantic monoplane Cape
Cod down at the 1stanbul airport at
1:20 p. m. 1920 a. m. ESD Thurs
day.
In the 40 hours and 20 minutes
since they took off from Floyd Ben
nett field, New York, Tuesday morn
ing they had been sighted only once,
and that was over Newfoundland
Just before they headed across the
Atlantic.
Grinning broadly and shaking their
own hands above their heads, they
climbed out of their sturdy plane
while a great crowd, among them
most Of the members of the American
colony, cheered.
Ambassador Joseph G. Grew gave
them a hand out of the cockpit and
introduced them to the governor OF
Istanbul. A squad Of Turkish police
4 presentad-arms during the brief cere-
mony.
I'VE are very happy at having &C
complished our purpose OF beating the
worlds nonstop record" Boardman
told the Associated Press correspond
ent, 1T was a fine trip"
In Fine Spirits
Both men were in fine spirits and
in good physical condition. they
seemed to be mornentarily stunned
when the drone of the motors, to
which they had listened for so long,
stopped, but recovered quickly.
Their voices gave little indication
of air deafness as they talked to OFF,
Gals Of the American embassy and
representatives of the Turkish gov
eminent for half an hour before 60
ing by automobile to q hotel at 1stan-
bull, IS miles from the airport.
There had been no definite news OF
Boardlnan and Polando since they
left Floyd Bennett Field, In Brooklyn,
until they came down at their desti-
nation. They had taken along many
little parachutes which they expected
to throw over with notes attached as
they passed over populous centers.
Anxiety was growing when, the desti-
nation was reached since none OF
these had been found. A belated re-
port from Bourget Field. Paris. how
ever, said was found there Wed
nesday.
From the time Boardman and Pc.
1ando left Floyd Bennett Field. New
york, until they came down at Istan-
bul, the only report they, had been
aiQhted came from Newfoundland.
Persons on the ground these saw
Two planes flying high and fast. head
ing for the open sea. They were toe
far away to distinguish markings. but
there was no doubt the two ships
were those which had started almost
simultaneously from New YORK,
Boardman's for Istanbul and the
other for Moscow.
q World Circlers In Wales
Herndon Pangborn brought their
red monoplane down In Wales Wed
snesday evening and Thursday went
an TO Croydon, England. Later they
n>eA Soc aar13N aud Mnnc0W
These two said they had flown
above fog all the way across the At
and that they had not sighted
The Istanbul ship once. Herndon's
first question when he landed IN
wales was about the Istanbul flight.
When they told him nothing had
been heard. he shared the general
fear that Boardman and Polando
were down somewhere.
y with 728 gallons Of gasoltne IN
sfheir tanks, Boardman and Polando
rolled the cape Cod" to the runway
It Floyd Bennett Field q few minutes
Of Herndon and Pangborn.
The flight was conceived with the
object OF establishing q new longtdis-
1ance nonstop record for heavier
than air machines, and IN flying 10
3stanbul, Turkey, this object has been
accomplished.
The previous record was 1901 miles.
made In q flight from Paris to China
BY Dieudonne Coste and Maurice
Bellonte.
The distance from New York City,
which the Board-P olando plane left
Tuesday morning at 5 q m. (E.S.T).
to Istanbul. Is approximately 5000
miles.
Nearly 50 Hours In Air
TIT time Of the flight was ~
holres and 40 minutes. an averaged
speed of approximately 102 miles an
hour-which was what the two AIR
men expected to make.
Boardman Is from Boston. He u 3
aid and has been flying for 10 years.
Polando IS a. married. and employed
by the East Coast Aircraft company
The Dolrdnan-rolando plane was
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